荒烟蔓草 huāng yān màn cǎo

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. abandoned by men and choked with weeds
  2. desolate (idiom)

CHARACTERS

荒 huāng
HSK 6
wasteland, desert; uncultivated
烟 yān
HSK 4
smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes
蔓 màn
HSK 6
creeping plants, tendrils, vines
草 cǎo
HSK 3
grass, straw, thatch, herbs