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饥荒

饑荒
jīhuāng
noun #15,338

Meanings

  1. 1 famine
  2. 2 crop failure
  3. 3 debt; financial difficulty (colloquial)

Examples

那场饥荒导致了数百万人死亡。
Nà chǎng jīhuāng dǎozhì le shù bǎi wàn rén sǐwáng.
That famine caused millions of deaths.
他欠了一大笔饥荒。
Tā qiàn le yī dà bǐ jīhuāng.
He owes a large debt.

Tips

usage
Beyond 'famine', 饥荒 colloquially means 'debt' in northern Chinese dialects — 拉饥荒 (lā jīhuāng) means 'to be in debt'. This usage is informal and regional.

Stroke Order

饥 jī
荒 huāng