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民力雕弊 — “The populace is in great distress and suffering”

民力雕弊 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the populace is in great distress and suffering”. The people's strength and resources are exhausted, often due to economic hardship or heavy burdens. Literally, “People's strength withered and decayed”.

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民力雕弊 Pronunciation and Pinyin

民力雕弊 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
民
mín5the common people
力
lì2physical strength or power
雕
diāo16carve or sculpt
弊
bì14malpractice or disadvantage

Example Sentence with 民力雕弊

连年的灾害导致物价飞涨,许多家庭都民力雕弊,生活异常艰难。
Consecutive years of disasters led to soaring prices, and many families found themselves with exhausted resources, making life exceedingly difficult.

Idioms Related to 民力雕弊

Synonyms of 民力雕弊

  • mín民shēng生diāo凋bì敝people's livelihood withered and ruined

Antonyms of 民力雕弊

  • guó国fù富mín民qiáng强prosperous country, strong people

More idioms starting with 民

  • 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 民力雕弊 mean?

民力雕弊 (mín lì diāo bì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the populace is in great distress and suffering”.

How do you pronounce 民力雕弊?

民力雕弊 is pronounced mín lì diāo bì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 民力雕弊 literally mean?

Literally, 民力雕弊 means “People's strength withered and decayed”. It is used to mean “the populace is in great distress and suffering”.

What is the Chinese definition of 民力雕弊?

雕弊:困苦,衰败。社会经济衰败,人民生活困苦

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