哀鸿遍野 in English ai1 hong2 bian4 ye3 Meaning

Meanings

literally (word for word) plaintive whine of geese (idiomatic expression); metaphorically land swarming with disaster victims
starving people fill the land

Simplified Characters

哀鸿遍野

Traditional Characters

哀鴻遍野

Pinyin

ai1 hong2 bian4 ye3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

哀ai1Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2] 鸿hong2eastern bean goose 遍bian4variant of 遍[bian4] 野ye3old variant of 野[ye3]