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病国殃民 — “To sicken the community and bring calamity upon its people”

病国殃民 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cause significant harm to the community and bring great suffering to its people”. Literally, “To sicken the community and bring calamity upon its people”.

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病国殃民 Pronunciation and Pinyin

病国殃民 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
病
bìng10illness, disease, fault, criticize
国
guó8country or China
殃
yāng9suffer harm or misfortune
民
mín5the common people

Example Sentence with 病国殃民

那些只顾眼前利益,不惜损害长远发展,最终只会病国殃民
Those who only focus on immediate gains, at the expense of long-term development, will ultimately cause significant harm to the community and bring great suffering to its people.

Idioms Related to 病国殃民

Synonyms of 病国殃民

  • huò祸guó国yāng殃mín民bring disaster to the country and people

More idioms starting with 病

  • bìng病cóng从kǒu口rù入Illness enters through the mouth
  • bìng病rù入gāo膏huāng肓beyond cure or remedy
  • bìng病rù入gǔ骨suí隨deeply entrenched and irremediable problem
  • bìng病rù入gǔ骨suǐ髓seriously ill and beyond cure
  • bìng病shì势wāng尪léi羸gravely ill and gaunt
  • bìng病qù去rú如chōu抽sī丝recover quickly and thoroughly from illness
  • bìng病zài在gāo膏huāng肓beyond repair or help
  • bìng病jí急luàn乱tóu投yī医desperate, try anything
  • bìng病jí急luàn乱qiú求yī医desperate people do desperate things
  • bìng病rǎn染gāo膏huāng肓beyond remedy or cure
  • bìng病mín民hài害guó国harm the people and damage the country
  • bìng病mín民gǔ蛊guó国harm people and corrupt society

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Questions about 病国殃民

What does 病国殃民 mean?

病国殃民 (bìng guó yāng mín) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cause significant harm to the community and bring great suffering to its people”.

How do you pronounce 病国殃民?

病国殃民 is pronounced bìng guó yāng mín in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 病国殃民 literally mean?

Literally, 病国殃民 means “to sicken the community and bring calamity upon its people”. It is used to mean “to cause significant harm to the community and bring great suffering to its people”.

What is the Chinese definition of 病国殃民?

使国家受害,人民遭受苦难。

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