民不聊生

Chinese

		the people; nationality; citizen	not; no	to rely on	to live; to make a living
trad. (民不聊生)		民	不	聊	生
simp. ^#(民不聊生)		民	不	聊	生
Literally: “the people lost their livelihoods and have no way to make a living”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mínbùliáoshēng

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): man⁴ bat¹ liu⁴ sang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mínbùliáoshēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mínbùliáosheng
  - Wade–Giles: min²-pu⁴-liao²-shêng¹
  - Yale: mín-bù-lyáu-shēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: minbuliausheng
  - Palladius: миньбуляошэн (minʹbuljaošɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /min³⁵ pu⁵¹ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: man⁴ bat¹ liu⁴ sang¹
  - Yale: màhn bāt lìuh sāng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: man⁴ bat⁷ liu⁴ sang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: men⁴ bed¹ liu⁴ seng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ liːu̯²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

民不聊生

the people are living difficult and harrowing lives; the masses live in dire destitution

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