民不聊生
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Chinese
[
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]
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.
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(
民不聊生
)
民
不
聊
生
Literally:
“the people lost their livelihoods and have no way to make a living”.
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
mínbùliáoshēng
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄥ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
man
4
bat
1
liu
4
sang
1
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
mínbùliáoshēng
Zhuyin
:
ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄥ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
mínbùliáosheng
Wade–Giles
:
min
2
-pu
4
-liao
2
-shêng
1
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
:
man
4
bat
1
liu
4
sang
1
Yale
:
màhn b
ā
t lìuh s
ā
ng
Cantonese Pinyin
:
man
4
bat
7
liu
4
sang
1
Guangdong Romanization
:
men
4
bed
1
liu
4
seng
1
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/mɐn
²¹
pɐt̚⁵ liːu̯
²¹
sɐŋ
⁵⁵
/
Idiom
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民不聊生
the
people
are living
difficult
and
harrowing
lives
; the
masses
live in
dire
destitution
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