荒烟蔓草 in English huang1 yan1 man4 cao3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) abandoned by men and choked with weeds
  • desolate (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

荒 烟 蔓 草

Traditional Characters

荒 煙 蔓 草

Pinyin

huang1 yan1 man4 cao3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

荒huang1desolate 烟yan1cigarette or pipe tobacco 蔓man4turnip 草cao3variant of 草[cao3]