clustered graves; mass burial site
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clustered graves; mass burial site; group of graves
literaryA literary and somewhat archaic term, often found in classical texts or historical descriptions. It refers to an area where many graves are gathered together, possibly without individual markers, implying a burial place for the poor, victims of disaster, or war.
Shān山
jiǎo脚
xià下
nà那
piàn片
huāng荒
liáng凉
de的
cóng丛
zhǒng冢
，
shì是
dāng当
nián年
wēn瘟
yì疫
sǐ死
zhě者
de的
ān安
xī息
dì地
。
The desolate cluster of graves at the foot of the mountain is the resting place for those who died in the plague back then.
Chuān穿
guò过
huāng荒
yě野
，
tā他
men们
kàn看
dào到
le了
yī一
piàn片
wú无
míng名
zhě者
de的
cóng丛
zhǒng冢
。
Passing through the wilderness, they saw a mass burial site of the nameless.
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Zhàn战
zhēng争
guò过
hòu后
，
píng平
yuán原
shàng上
liú留
xià下
le了
wú无
shù数
qī凄
liáng凉
de的
cóng丛
zhǒng冢
。
After the war, countless desolate clusters of graves were left on the plain.