哀鸿遍野

āi hóng biàn yě

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Definitions

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

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Child Words of 哀鸿遍野

• 遍 遍 biàn: everywhere
• 野 野 yě: field
• 哀 哀 āi: Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[shén nóng] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[lí]
• 鸿 鸿 hóng: eastern bean goose