āi
hóng
鸿
biàn

idiom
common

Meaning of 哀鸿遍野

哀鸿遍野 means widespread suffering of displaced people. Pronounced āi hóng biàn yě.

  • widespread suffering of displaced people

Definitions & Examples

Zhàn
zhēng
guò
hòu
 
zhè
piàn
āi
hóng鸿
biàn
 
mǎn
chuāng
 

After the war, this land was filled with tragic displaced people, full of ruins.

huāng
juǎn
le
zhěng
guó
jiā
 
shí
jiān
āi
hóng鸿
biàn
 
mín
liáo
shēng
 

The famine swept across the whole country, and for a time, disaster victims were everywhere, and people could barely make a living.

Hóng
shuǐ
tuì退
hòu
 
cūn
zhuāng
piàn
láng
 
āi
hóng鸿
biàn
 

After the flood receded, the village was in a mess, with displaced people everywhere.

Zhè
xiǎo
shuō
miáo
huì
le
zhàn
luàn
nián
dài
āi
hóng鸿
biàn
de
shè
huì
xiàn
zhuàng
 

This novel depicts the social situation of widespread suffering during the war years.

zhèn
shēng
hòu
 
zāi
āi
hóng鸿
biàn
 
jiù
yuán
gōng
zuò
zài
méi
jié
 

After the earthquake, disaster victims were everywhere in the affected area, and rescue work was urgent.