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people are in a terrible situation (idiom)

生灵涂炭
shēng líng tú tàn
sh+ēng·1st tonel+íng·2nd tonet+ú·2nd tonet+àn·4th tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
deep water and scorching fire · abyss of suffering (idiom)水深火热shuǐ shēn huǒ rè(idiom) the people have no way to make a living (from Records of the Grand Historian)民不聊生mín bù liáo shēnga scene of devastation meets the eye everywhere one looks (idiom)满目疮痍mǎn mù chuāng yíto torment the people (idiom)荼毒生灵tú dú shēng líng
Antonyms
the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity国泰民安guó tài mín ānto live in peace and work happily (idiom)安居乐业ān jū lè yè
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