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生靈塗炭
  sang1 ling4 tou4 taan3   jyutping
  sheng1 ling2 tu2 tan4   pinyin
people suffering and in misery

Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
生靈塗炭 / 生灵涂炭

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Characters in this word:

 saang1 sang1  -  born; grow; life; alive; unripe
 ling4 leng4  -  spirit, soul
 tou4  -  apply; erase; scribble
 taan3  -  charcoal; coal
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