民不聊生 in English min2 bu4 liao2 sheng1 Meaning

Meanings

  • The people have no way to make a living (idiomatic expression, from Record of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4])
  • no way of getting by

Simplified Characters

民 不 聊 生

Traditional Characters

民 不 聊 生

Pinyin

min2 bu4 liao2 sheng1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

民min2surname Min 不bu4(negative prefix) 聊liao2to chat 生sheng1to be born