民生涂炭 — “People's livelihood in mud and charcoal”
民生涂炭 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a situation where people are subjected to extreme hardship and suffering, living in utter misery”. Literally, “people's livelihood in mud and charcoal”.
民生涂炭 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- mín民bù不kān堪mìng命people cannot bear their suffering
- mín民bù不ān安zhěn枕people cannot sleep peacefully
- mín民bù不wèi畏sǐ死people not fearing death
- mín民bù不liáo聊shēng生people can hardly make a living
- mín民wèi为bāng邦běn本The people are the foundation of a nation
- mín民yǐ以shí食wéi为tiān天food is the people's most basic need
- mín民yǐ以shí食wèi为běn本food is the people's paramount need
- mín民bǎo保yú于xìn信People's trust secured by integrity
- mín民lì力diāo雕bì弊people's strength and resources exhausted
- mín民hé和nián年fēng丰peaceful people, bountiful harvest
- mín民hé和nián年rěn稔people live in peace with abundant harvests
- mín民kùn困guó国pín贫people distressed, land impoverished
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What does 民生涂炭 mean?
民生涂炭 (mín shēng tú tàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a situation where people are subjected to extreme hardship and suffering, living in utter misery”.
How do you pronounce 民生涂炭?
民生涂炭 is pronounced mín shēng tú tàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 民生涂炭 literally mean?
Literally, 民生涂炭 means “people's livelihood in mud and charcoal”. It is used to mean “describes a situation where people are subjected to extreme hardship and suffering, living in utter misery”.
What is the Chinese definition of 民生涂炭?
涂：泥沼；炭：炭火。人民陷在泥塘和火坑里。形容人民处于极端困苦的境地。