border troubles; troubles on the frontier
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
border troubles; disasters caused by foreign invasion on the frontier
literaryA formal, literary term describing the danger, turmoil, or calamity suffered by border regions due to incursions, raids, or invasions by foreign powers. Used historically and in classical contexts.
Sòng宋
cháo朝
hòu后
qī期
，
biān边
huàn患
pín频
réng仍
，
guó国
lì力
rì日
shuāi衰
。
In the late Song Dynasty, border troubles occurred frequently, and the national power declined day by day.
Lián连
nián年
de的
biān边
huàn患
ràng让
dāng当
dì地
bǎi百
xìng姓
kǔ苦
bù不
kān堪
yán言
。
Years of border troubles have made the local people suffer unspeakably.
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Cháo朝
tíng廷
pài派
chū出
dà大
jiàng将
，
yǐ以
píng平
dìng定
biān边
huàn患
。
The imperial court dispatched a great general to quell the border troubles.
Zhè这
wèi位
jiāng将
jūn军
yī一
shēng生
dōu都
zài在
dǐ抵
yù御
biān边
huàn患
，
bǎo保
wèi卫
guó国
tǔ土
。
This general spent his whole life resisting border troubles and defending the homeland.