the people are plunged into an abyss of misery

the people are plunged into an abyss of misery

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m í NSH à NGT ú t à n, which means people are trapped in mud and fire, and describes people in extreme hardship. It's from the book of history, Zhonghui's Gao.

Idiom usage

As for the social situation, it means that people are not virtuous, cruel, and rebellious.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: life to death, life to earth Antonyms: peace of the country and people, live and work in peace and contentment

The origin of Idioms

"Shang Shu Zhong Hui Zhi Gao" said: "there is a summer dusk virtue, the people fall coated with charcoal." Fu PI Zai Ji in the book of Jin states: "Yan Jia, the former Emperor, and Ju Wei, the capital, were the bandits' court. The state of China was depressed, and the lives were ruined."

Idiom explanation

Coating: mire; charcoal: charcoal fire. People are trapped in mud and fire. It describes the extreme hardship of the people.