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民不聊生 (man4 bat1 liu4 sang1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

民不聊生 (man4 bat1 liu4 sang1, mín bù liáo shēng) — (idiom) the people have no way to make a living (from Records of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4])

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 民主生活 (man4 zyu2 sang1 wut6) — a democratic life
• 民主監督 (man4 zyu2 gaam1 duk1) — democratic supervision
• 民主運動 (man4 zyu2 wan6 dung6) — a democratic movement
• 民康物阜 (man4 hong1 mat6 fau6) — people are living in peace and goods; supplies are abundant
• 民憤 (man4 fan5) — public anger; public indignation
• 民政事務局 (man4 zing3 si6 mou6 guk6) — Home Affairs Bureau

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