sāng luàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
tragic disaster / disturbance and bloodshed
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Original source entry:

喪亂 丧乱 [sang1 luan4] /tragic disaster/disturbance and bloodshed/

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Other forms in these source records: 喪亂

  • 丧
    sāng

    mourning / funeral / (old) corpse

    sàng

    to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc) / to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc) / to die / disappointed / discouraged

  • 乱
    luàn

    in confusion or disorder / in a confused state of mind / disorder / upheaval / riot / illicit sexual relations / to throw into disorder / to mix up / indiscriminate / random / arbitrary

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