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涂炭

tú tàn

2-character word Traditional 塗炭

What 涂炭 means

1. extreme distress
2. in utter misery

The characters in 涂炭

• 涂túto apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub
• 炭tànwood charcoal; coal

Words containing 涂炭

• 生灵涂炭shēng líng tú tànpeople are in a terrible situation (idiom)
• 苍生涂炭cāng shēng tú tànsee 生灵涂炭

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