灾荒

yǔ zāi huāng zuò dòu zhēng

与灾荒作斗争

battle against famine

qù nián tā lǎo jiā nào zāi huāng le

去年他老家闹灾荒了。

Famine hit his home district last year.

zāi huāng lián nián

灾荒连年。

Famines occurred in successive years.

sǐ yú zāi huāng

死于灾荒

die of famine

shān dōng zāi huāng fā shēng pín fán

山东灾荒发生频繁。

Famines were frequent in modem Shandong.