民穷财匮 — “The populace is impoverished and public finances are exhausted”
民穷财匮 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the populace is impoverished and public finances are exhausted”. Literally, “People poor, wealth exhausted”.
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民穷财匮 Pronunciation and Pinyin
民穷财匮 Character Breakdown
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连年干旱导致农作物歉收，许多家庭因此民穷财匮，生活举步维艰。
Continuous droughts led to crop failures, resulting in many families becoming destitute and financially depleted, struggling to sustain their livelihoods.
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Synonyms of 民穷财匮
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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 民穷财匮 mean?
民穷财匮 (mín qióng cái kuì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the populace is impoverished and public finances are exhausted”.
How do you pronounce 民穷财匮?
民穷财匮 is pronounced mín qióng cái kuì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 民穷财匮 literally mean?
Literally, 民穷财匮 means “People poor, wealth exhausted”. It is used to mean “the populace is impoverished and public finances are exhausted”.
What is the Chinese definition of 民穷财匮?
人民穷困，国家财富也消耗完了。