The Chinese journey moves from characters to idioms. This free tool explores 「民生塗炭」, detailing its meaning and use.
Today’s idiom is 「民生塗炭」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
Tu: mud; Tan: charcoal fire. The people are stuck in mud and fire. Describes a situation in which people are in extreme hardship.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
mín shēng tú tàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
man4 sang1 tou4 taan3
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