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涂炭

塗炭
tú tàn

Meanings

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tú tàn
  1. 1.extreme distress
  2. 2.in utter misery

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.mire and charcoal ashes; (figurative) filthy place
  2. 2.harrowing situation; extreme distress; great affliction
  3. 3.to be in a harrowing situation; to be in great distress
  4. 4.to ravage or devastate such that one is in great distress
  5. 5.coal
  6. 6.coal briquette

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Components

涂氵余
炭山灰

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Characters

涂炭

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Synonyms

煤烏金煤炭炭砟子石炭石煤薪炭鋼炭炭圪拉得

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Derived terms

塗炭生民涂炭生民塗炭生靈涂炭生灵民墜塗炭民坠涂炭民生塗炭民生涂炭生民塗炭生民涂炭生靈塗炭生灵涂炭塗炭屎涂炭屎

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Related words

苍生涂炭 the common people in a miserable state生灵涂炭 people are in a terrible situation (idiom)