Meaning of 闹荒
闹荒 means (of peasants in old China) to stage a famine revolt; to resist rent and loot rich households during natural disasters. Pronounced nào huāng.
- (of peasants in old China) to stage a famine revolt; to resist rent and loot rich households during natural disasters
Definitions & Examples
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
měi每
féng逢
zāi灾
nián年
，
pín贫
kǔ苦
nóng农
mín民
jiù就
bù不
dé得
bù不
nào闹
huāng荒
，
xiàng向
dì地
zhǔ主
kàng抗
zū租
。
In the old society, whenever disaster struck, poor peasants had no choice but to stage famine revolts and resist paying rent to landlords.
Nào闹
huāng荒
shì是
jiù旧
Zhōng中
guó国
nóng农
mín民
zài在
shēng生
cún存
jué绝
jìng境
xià下
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
fǎn反
kàng抗
xíng形
shì式
。
Famine revolts were a form of resistance by peasants in old China when driven to the brink of survival.
Cūn村
lǐ里
rén人
zhǔn准
bèi备
nào闹
huāng荒
，
chī吃
dà大
hù户
qù去
。
The villagers were preparing to stage a famine revolt and go loot the rich households.