荒煙蔓草

简 荒烟蔓草 · 繁 荒煙蔓草
Mandarin · pinyin huāng yān màn cǎo

Meanings

  1. lit. abandoned by men and choked with weeds
  2. desolate (idiom)
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荒
huāng · wasteland, desert; uncultivated
煙
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蔓
màn · creeping plants, tendrils, vines
草
cǎo · grass, straw, thatch, herbs
烟
yān · smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes
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1–1–4–3 · huang1 yan1 man4 cao3

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fong1 jin1 maan6 cou2

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荒煙蔓草 · huang1 yan1 man4 cao3
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Exact source record荒煙蔓草 荒烟蔓草 [huang1 yan1 man4 cao3] /lit. abandoned by men and choked with weeds/desolate (idiom)/