民不聊生

mín bù liáo shēng

Meanings

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mín bù liáo shēng

1.(idiom) the people have no way to make a living (from Records of the Grand Historian 史记[Shǐ jì])

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Wiktionary

1.the people are living difficult and harrowing lives; the masses live in dire destitution

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民巳㇂㇐

生龶㇒

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