livestock disaster from drought; black disaster
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
black disaster; livestock disaster caused by prolonged drought
neutralA specific term in animal husbandry and disaster studies, referring to conditions where livestock cannot access water and pasture, leading to mass death. Contrasted with '白灾' (bái zāi), which refers to snow disasters.
Jīn今
nián年
dōng冬
tiān天
xuě雪
shǎo少
，
mù牧
qū区
dān担
xīn心
fā发
shēng生
hēi黑
zāi灾
。
With little snow this winter, pastoral areas worry about a black disaster occurring.
Hēi黑
zāi灾
zhǔ主
yào要
shì是
yóu由
cháng长
qī期
wú无
yǔ雨
xuě雪
dǎo导
zhì致
de的
cǎo草
chǎng场
quē缺
shuǐ水
hé和
quē缺
cǎo草
yǐn引
qǐ起
de的
。
A black disaster is primarily caused by a prolonged lack of rain and snow, leading to shortages of water and grass in pastures.
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Yǔ与
bái白
zāi灾
bù不
tóng同
，
hēi黑
zāi灾
bù不
bàn伴
suí随
dà大
liàng量
jiàng降
xuě雪
。
Unlike a white disaster, a black disaster is not accompanied by heavy snowfall.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
bō拨
chū出
zhuān专
xiàng项
zī资
jīn金
，
bāng帮
zhù助
mù牧
mín民
yù预
fáng防
hēi黑
zāi灾
。
The government allocated special funds to help herders prevent black disasters.