蒼生塗炭 cāng shēng tú tàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. the common people in a miserable state

CHARACTERS

蒼 cāng blue; green
生 shēng
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth
塗 tú smear, daub, apply, spread; paint
炭 tàn
HSK 5
charcoal; coal; carbon