be displaced by war; suffer from wartime chaos
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be displaced; to become refugees due to war or chaos
literaryA classical, literary term describing the experience of being forced to leave one's home and wander because of warfare. It carries a somber tone.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
nián年
dài代
，
wú无
shù数
bǎi百
xìng姓
luàn乱
lí离
shī失
suǒ所
。
In the wartime years, countless ordinary people were displaced from their homes.
Zhè这
shǒu首
shī诗
miáo描
xiě写
le了
shī诗
rén人
luàn乱
lí离
zhōng中
de的
bēi悲
kǔ苦
xīn心
qíng情
。
This poem describes the poet's sorrowful feelings during the chaos of displacement.
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Lián连
nián年
zhàn战
luàn乱
，
shǐ使
dé得
guó国
jiā家
mǎn满
mù目
chuāng疮
yí痍
，
rén人
mín民
luàn乱
lí离
。
Years of continuous warfare left the country in ruins and the people displaced.