民不聊生

mín bù liáo shēng

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1. The people have no way to make a living (idiom, from Record of the Grand Historian 史记shǐ jì)
2. no way of getting by

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Child Words of 民不聊生

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 生 生 shēng: to be born
• 聊 聊 liáo: to chat
• 民 民 mín: (bound form) the people
• 聊生 聊生 liáo shēng: to earn a living (esp. with negative)