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Meaning of 哀鸿遍野

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
哀 āi 鸿 hóng 遍 biàn 野 yě (Trad.: 哀鴻遍野)
lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom); fig. land swarming with disaster victims; starving people fill the land
Example Sentences
1
虽然哀鸿遍野
,
但仍有一些公司和国家从中获利
。
Amid the gloom, a few companies and countries have benefited.
2
不管发生什么
,
人们都不可能看到哀鸿遍野的景象了
。
No matter what happens, you' re not likely to see shantytowns.
3
如果美国没有跟多的成功案例
,
工商业世界将惟有将哀鸿遍野
。
If there are no second acts in American life, the world of business is barely more forgiving.
4
红树林
,
退化成纵横交织地哀鸿遍野
,
是他最先注意到的事情
。
IT WAS the mangroves he noticed first, reduced to cobwebbed wraiths as far as the eye could see.
5
金融危机席卷全球
,
投资市场哀鸿遍野
,
“
股神
”
巴菲特亦无法幸免
。
The financial crisis engulfs the entire world, the investment market is filled with sufferers, "the stock god" Buffett is also unable to escape by luck.