roving bandits; wandering marauders
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
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roving bandits; wandering marauders
literaryHistorical term referring to bands of bandits or rebels who move from place to place, plundering and raiding without a fixed base. Often used in historical or literary contexts to describe chaotic periods like the end of dynasties.
Míng明
mò末
de的
nóng农
mín民
zhàn战
zhēng争
zhōng中
，
liú流
kòu寇
wèn问
tí题
shí十
fēn分
yán严
zhòng重
。
During the peasant wars at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the problem of roving bandits was extremely severe.
Zhè这
xiē些
liú流
kòu寇
sì四
chù处
jié劫
lüè掠
，
ràng让
bǎi百
xìng姓
kǔ苦
bù不
kān堪
yán言
。
These wandering marauders looted everywhere, making the common people suffer immensely.
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Zhèng政
fǔ府
jūn军
zuì最
zhōng终
jiǎo剿
miè灭
le了
nà那
zhī支
wéi为
hài害
yì一
fāng方
de的
liú流
kòu寇
。
The government army finally wiped out that band of roving bandits that had been plaguing the region.