Meaning of 歉岁
歉岁 means year of poor harvest; lean year; year of scarcity. Pronounced qiàn suì.
- year of poor harvest; lean year; year of scarcity
Definitions & Examples
Lián连
xù续
jǐ几
gè个
qiàn歉
suì岁
ràng让
cūn村
mín民
men们
bù不
dé得
bù不
lí离
kāi开
jiā家
xiāng乡
xún寻
zhǎo找
shēng生
lù路
。
Several consecutive lean years forced the villagers to leave their hometown to seek a livelihood.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
qiàn歉
suì岁
wǎng往
wǎng往
bàn伴
suí随
zhe着
liáng粮
jià价
fēi飞
zhǎng涨
。
In ancient times, years of bad harvest were often accompanied by soaring grain prices.
Jīn今
nián年
shì是
gè个
qiàn歉
suì岁
，
liáng粮
shi食
jiǎn减
chǎn产
le了
sān三
chéng成
。
This year is a lean year, with grain production down by thirty percent.