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饥荒
jī huāng
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- pinyin
- jī huāng
- simplified
- 饥荒
- traditional
- 饑荒
1 · noun-led entry
crop failure
作物歉收
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Years of poor harvests pushed the region into famine.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
连续数年歉收使这个地区陷入饥荒。
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Mandarin reading: jī huāng.
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