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kǎn
𱂱（坎）
lǎn
颔（壈）

literary

Meaning of 𱂱颔

𱂱颔 means emaciated; gaunt and sallow (from starvation). Pronounced kǎn lǎn.

  • emaciated; gaunt and sallow (from starvation)

Definitions & Examples

Lián连
nián年
zāi灾
huāng荒
 ，
bǎi百
xìng姓
miàn面
yǒu有
cài菜
sè色
 ，
xíng形
róng容
kǎn坎
lǎn壈
 。

After consecutive years of famine, the common people looked pale and emaciated.

Gǔ古
dài代
shī诗
wén文
zhōng中
cháng常
yòng用
 “
kǎn坎
lǎn壈
 ”
xíng形
róng容
liú流
mín民
zhī之
kǔ苦
 。

The term 'kǎn lǎn' was often used in ancient poetry to describe the suffering of displaced people.

Huà画
zhōng中
de的
nàn难
mín民
gè个
gè个
gǔ骨
shòu瘦
rú如
chái柴
 ，
shén神
sè色
kǎn坎
lǎn壈
 。

The refugees in the painting were all skin and bones, with haggard expressions.

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