Meaning of 荒歉
荒歉 means crop failure; bad harvest; famine (of crops). Pronounced huāng qiàn.
- crop failure; bad harvest; famine (of crops)
Definitions & Examples
Yóu由
yú于
lián连
nián年
huāng荒
qiàn歉
，
cūn村
lǐ里
xǔ许
duō多
rén人
dōu都
wài外
chū出
dǎ打
gōng工
le了
。
Due to consecutive years of crop failure, many people in the village went out to find work.
Huāng荒
qiàn歉
zhī之
nián年
，
liáng粮
shí食
jià价
gé格
wǎng往
wǎng往
huì会
shàng上
zhǎng涨
。
In years of bad harvest, grain prices often rise.
Jīn今
nián年
fēng风
tiáo调
yǔ雨
shùn顺
，
yǔ与
qù去
nián年
de的
huāng荒
qiàn歉
xíng形
chéng成
le了
xiān鲜
míng明
duì对
bǐ比
。
This year the weather is favorable, forming a sharp contrast with last year's crop failure.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
huāng荒
qiàn歉
cháng常
cháng常
dǎo导
zhì致
jī饥
huāng荒
。
In ancient times, crop failures often led to famines.