饥荒

jīhuāng

饥荒 — jīhuāng

1. crop failure; famine

   那年村里发生严重饥荒，很多人饿死了。 nànián cūnlǐ fāshēng yánzhòng jīhuāng hěnduō rén èsǐ le — That year the village suffered a severe famine; many people starved to death.

2. shortage; figurative lack or hardship; (obsolete/rare) debt

   在就业市场低迷的年代，大学毕业生面临就业饥荒，生活很艰难。 zài jiùyè shìchǎng dīmí de niándài dàxué bìyèshēng miànlín jiùyè jīhuāng shēnghuó hěn jiānnán — In years of a weak job market, graduates face an employment shortage and live in hardship.