starving people fill the land
It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ā IH ó ngbi à nd à, which means to refer to the victims crying for help. It is a metaphor for the famine people who are displaced and groaning in natural and man-made disasters. From the book of songs Xiaoya Hongyan.
The origin of Idioms
"The book of songs · Xiaoya · wild geese": "the wild geese are flying, whining and whining."
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: sorrow is everywhere antonym: peace of the country and peace of the people
Idiom usage
Many of the victims of the disaster have become sorrowful companions. Huang Kan's poem "water dragon singing autumn flowers"
starving people fill the land
one 's words are obeyed , and one 's plans are followed out sb . 's advice and adopt his plan - yán tīng jì cóng
allow private feelings to outweigh public duty - yǐ sī fèi gōng
To be burdened with worldly affairs - fù sú zhī lèi
Take the bull and ride the horse - fú niú chéng mǎ