民不聊生
Traditional form:
民不聊生
Pinyin (reading):
mínbùliáoshēng
Definitions:
- (idiom) the people have no way to make a living (from Records of the Grand Historian 史記／史记 ( Shǐjì))
Characters:
- 民 - citizens, subjects; a nation's people
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 聊 - somewhat, slightly, at least
- 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth
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