Pinyin

Definition

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  1. membrane lining inside a cylindrical stem
  2. culm
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piǎo
  1. used for 殍 piǎo, to die of starvation

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Idioms (2)

饿莩载道
è piǎo zài dào
  1. 1 starved corpses fill the roads (idiom); state of famine
饿莩遍野
è piǎo biàn yě
  1. 1 starving people everywhere (idiom); a state of famine