Meaning of 饿殍
饿殍 means corpses of people who died of starvation; victims of famine. Pronounced è piǎo.
- corpses of people who died of starvation; victims of famine
Definitions & Examples
Jī饥
huāng荒
guò过
hòu后
，
tián田
yě野
lǐ里
dào到
chù处
shì是
è饿
piǎo殍
。
After the famine, the fields were strewn with the corpses of the starved.
È饿
piǎo殍
biàn遍
yě野
shì是
nà那
ge个
shí时
dài代
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
bēi悲
cǎn惨
jǐng景
xiàng象
。
Fields littered with starved corpses were a common tragic sight in that era.
Zhè这
wèi位
shī诗
rén人
yòng用
chén沉
zhòng重
de的
bǐ笔
chù触
miáo描
xiě写
le了
è饿
piǎo殍
mǎn满
dì地
de的
cǎn惨
zhuàng状
。
The poet depicted the horrific scene of dead bodies everywhere with heavy strokes.