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民不安枕

民不安枕 — “People are unable to sleep peacefully”

民不安枕 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “People are unable to sleep peacefully”. People's lives are extremely unstable and insecure. Literally, “The populace cannot rest peacefully; people cannot sleep soundly”.

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民不安枕 Pronunciation and Pinyin

民不安枕 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
民
mín5the common people
不
bù4not
安
ān6peace, calm, safe
枕
zhěn8pillow or rest head on

Example Sentence with 民不安枕

突如其来的变故让小镇居民民不安枕,大家都在担忧未来的生活。
The sudden changes left the town residents unable to sleep soundly, and everyone was worried about their future lives.

Idioms Related to 民不安枕

Synonyms of 民不安枕

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

More idioms starting with 民

  • mín民bù不kān堪mìng命people cannot bear their suffering
  • 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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Questions about 民不安枕

What does 民不安枕 mean?

民不安枕 (mín bù ān zhěn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “People are unable to sleep peacefully”.

How do you pronounce 民不安枕?

民不安枕 is pronounced mín bù ān zhěn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 民不安枕 literally mean?

Literally, 民不安枕 means “the populace cannot rest peacefully; people cannot sleep soundly”. It is used to mean “People are unable to sleep peacefully”.

What is the Chinese definition of 民不安枕?

安:安稳。人民不能安心睡觉。形容生活极不稳定

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