民生凋敝

mín shēng diāo bì mín yuàn fèi téng de yán zhòng wēi jī

民生凋敝、民怨沸腾的严重危机

a grave crisis of mass impoverishment, seething and widespread revolt

zhàn zhēng lián nián zāi hài pín fán shēng líng tú tàn mín shēng diāo bì

战争连年、灾害频繁，生灵涂炭，民生凋敝。

Wars and natural disasters were going on successively, plunging people into an abyss of extremely hard livelihood.