逃荒

táohuāng

逃荒 — táohuāng

1. to escape from a famine; to flee a famine-stricken region

   他们因为连年干旱不得不逃荒到别的地方谋生。 tāmen yīnwèi liánnián gānhàn bùdé bù táohuāng dào biéde dìfāng móushēng — They had to flee famine-stricken areas to find work elsewhere because of several years of drought.