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餓殍載道

简饿殍载道 · 繁餓殍載道

Mandarin · pinyin è piǎo zài dào

starved corpses fill the roads (idiom); state of famine

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殍: piǎo · to starve to death
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道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
饿: è · hungry; greedy for; hunger
载: zài · load; carry; transport, convey

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4–3–4–4 · e4 piao3 zai4 dao4

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