Lián / nián / zāi / huāng / shǐ / xǔ / duō / bǎi / xìng / guò / zhe / sān / xún / jiǔ / shí / de / rì / zi

连年灾荒使许多百姓过着三旬九食的日子。

Years of famine left many people struggling to survive on very little food.