Chinese language progresses from characters to idioms. This free guide explains the advanced idiom 「哀鴻遍野」 for better learning.
This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「哀鴻遍野」, with its definition and usage detailed below.
Aihong: The wailing wild geese. A metaphor for disaster victims who are crying out for hunger and cold. It is a metaphor for the displaced, groaning and hungry people everywhere in natural disasters and man-made tragedies.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
āi hóng biàn yě
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
oi1 hung4 pin3 ye5
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.
