Min zhui tu tan, Mín zhuì tú tàn: 1 definition
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民墜塗炭 [mín zhuì tú tàn] [min zhui tu tan]—
The lives of the common people (百姓 [bai xing]) were extremely painful, as if they had fallen into mire and burning coals (泥濘火炭 [ni ning huo tan]). According to 'The Announcement of Zhonghui' (仲虺之誥 [zhong hui zhi gao]) in The Classic of History (《書經 [shu jing]》): "The Xia Dynasty (有夏 [you xia]) was characterized by corrupt rule (昏德 [hun de]), and the people (民 [min]) were plunged into utter misery (墜塗炭 [zhui tu tan])." (The idiom 塗炭 [tu tan] literally means "mire and charcoal," signifying extreme suffering). It is also known as '生靈塗炭 [sheng ling tu tan]' (shēnglíng tútàn).
民墜塗炭：百姓生活十分痛苦，如墜入泥濘火炭之中。《書經．仲虺之誥》：「有夏昏德，民墜塗炭。」也作「生靈塗炭」。
mín zhuì tú tàn: bǎi xìng shēng huó shí fēn tòng kǔ, rú zhuì rù ní nìng huǒ tàn zhī zhōng. < shū jīng． zhòng huī zhī gào>: “yǒu xià hūn dé, mín zhuì tú tàn.” yě zuò “shēng líng tú tàn” .
min zhui tu tan: bai xing sheng huo shi fen tong ku, ru zhui ru ni ning huo tan zhi zhong. < shu jing. zhong hui zhi gao>: "you xia hun de, min zhui tu tan." ye zuo "sheng ling tu tan" .
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