民不聊生(mín bù liáo shēng)

4 characters

(idiom) the people have no way to make a living…

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Word information

Pinyin
mín bù liáo shēng
Meaning
(idiom) the people have no way to make a living (from Records of the Grand Historian 史记)
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
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