banditry; brigandage
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
calamity or disaster caused by bandits or robbers; brigandage
formalFormal term often used in historical, literary, or news contexts to describe social disorder caused by armed bandits or organized robbery.
Mín民
guó国
shí时
qī期
，
zhè这
yī一
dài带
fěi匪
huàn患
yán严
zhòng重
，
bǎi百
xìng姓
kǔ苦
bù不
kān堪
yán言
。
During the Republican era, this area suffered from severe banditry, and the people lived in misery.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
pài派
qiǎn遣
jūn军
duì队
qián前
wǎng往
shān山
qū区
qīng清
jiǎo剿
，
yǐ以
xiāo消
chú除
fěi匪
huàn患
。
The government dispatched troops to the mountain areas to suppress and eliminate the banditry.
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Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
miáo描
xiě写
le了
qīng清
mò末
fěi匪
huàn患
sì四
qǐ起
de的
shè社
huì会
dòng动
dàng荡
。
This novel depicts the social turmoil of the late Qing dynasty, when banditry sprang up everywhere.