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哀鸿遍野

āihóngbiànyě

Traditional: 哀鴻遍野

lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom); fig. land swarming with disaster victims / starving people fill the land

Character Breakdown

哀
āi
sad, mournful, pitiful; to pity; to grieve
HSK 6
鸿
hóng
a species of wild swan; vast
遍
biàn
everywhere, all over, throughout
HSK 4
野
yě
field, open country; wilderness
HSK 6

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