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哀鸿遍野
哀鴻遍野
āihóngbiànyě
1. lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom); fig. land swarming with disaster victims
2. starving people fill the land

Character Breakdown

哀
āi
sad, mournful, pitiful; to pity; to grieve
HSK 6 9 丶
鸿
hóng
a species of wild swan; vast
11 丶
遍
biàn
everywhere, all over, throughout
HSK 4 12 丶
野
yě
field, open country; wilderness
HSK 6 11 丶

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