flee from famine; escape disaster
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to flee from famine or disaster; to migrate to survive a bad harvest
Historically refers to peasants leaving their hometown due to crop failure or natural disasters, often implying poverty and desperation.
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
yù遇
dào到
hàn旱
zāi灾
，
nóng农
mín民
zhǐ只
hǎo好
táo逃
huāng荒
。
In the old society, when drought struck, peasants had no choice but to flee from famine.
Tā他
men们
yī一
jiā家
shì是
táo逃
huāng荒
lái来
dào到
guān关
wài外
de的
。
Their whole family came to the Northeast by fleeing from famine.
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Jiě解
fàng放
qián前
，
cūn村
lǐ里
rén人
jīng经
cháng常
táo逃
huāng荒
yào要
fàn饭
。
Before liberation, villagers often fled from famine and begged for food.