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民不堪命

民不堪命 — “People cannot bear their lot/life”

民不堪命 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the people are suffering unbearable hardships and can no longer endure their difficult circumstances”. Literally, “People cannot bear their lot/life”.

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民不堪命 Pronunciation and Pinyin

民不堪命 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
民
mín5the common people
不
bù4not
堪
kān12able to endure
命
mìng8life, fate, command

Example Sentence with 民不堪命

连年的旱灾使得庄稼歉收,百姓生活困苦,民不堪命
Consecutive years of drought led to poor harvests, making the common folk's lives arduous and causing them unbearable suffering.

Idioms Related to 民不堪命

Synonyms of 民不堪命

  • mín民bù不liáo聊shēng生people can hardly make a living

Antonyms of 民不堪命

  • guó国tài泰mín民ān安peace and prosperity throughout the land

More idioms starting with 民

  • 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
  • mín民ān安guó国tài泰people live in peace and the country is prosperous

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What does 民不堪命 mean?

民不堪命 (mín bù kān mìng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the people are suffering unbearable hardships and can no longer endure their difficult circumstances”.

How do you pronounce 民不堪命?

民不堪命 is pronounced mín bù kān mìng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 民不堪命 literally mean?

Literally, 民不堪命 means “People cannot bear their lot/life”. It is used to mean “the people are suffering unbearable hardships and can no longer endure their difficult circumstances”.

What is the Chinese definition of 民不堪命?

堪:忍受;命:命令。民众负担沉重,痛苦得活不下去。

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