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the people are destitute; the people have no means of support

mín bù liáo shēng

民 不 聊 生

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derogthe people are destitute; the people have no means of support
- jūn fá zhī jiān hùn zhàn mín bù liáo shēng
  军阀之间混战，民不聊生。
  Incessant fighting among the warlords made life impossible for the people.
- yóu yú héng zhēng bào liǎn mín bù liáo shēng
  由于横征暴敛，民不聊生。
  Because exorbitant taxes and levies made life impossible for the common people.
synonym
shuǐ shēn huǒ rè水深火热 shēng líng tú tàn生灵涂炭 āi hóng biàn yě哀鸿遍野 mín shēng diāo bì民生凋敝 mín qióng cái jìn民穷财尽
antonym
ān jū lè yè安居乐业 fēng yī zú shí丰衣足食 guó tài mín ān国泰民安 jiā jǐ rén zú家给人足 bǎo shí nuǎn yī饱食暖衣 guó fù mín ān国富民安 mín kāng wù fù民康物阜 ān shēng lè yè安生乐业

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