民不聊生

Chinese

		the people; nationality; citizen	not; no	to chat; to have a chat; to kill time	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
simp. and trad. (民不聊生)		民	不	聊	生

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mínbùliáoshēng

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: mínbùliáoshēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: minbuliausheng
  - IPA ^(key): /min³⁵ pu⁵¹ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: man⁴ bat¹ liu⁴ sang¹
  - Yale: màhn bāt lìuh sāng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: man⁴ bat⁷ liu⁴ sang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: men⁴ bed¹ liu⁴ seng¹
  - IPA ^(key): /mɐn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ liːu̯²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

民不聊生

the people are living difficult and harrowing lives; the people are destitute

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