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民困国贫
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民困国贫

民困国贫 — “The people are distressed and the land is impoverished”

民困国贫 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the people are distressed and the land is impoverished”. A state of general destitution. Literally, “People distressed, land impoverished”.

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民困国贫 Pronunciation and Pinyin

民困国贫 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
民
mín5the common people
困
kùn7trapped, tired, or poor
国
guó8country or China
贫
pín8poor, lacking, deficient

Example Sentence with 民困国贫

连年灾荒之后,这片区域呈现出民困国贫的景象。
After years of consecutive droughts, this region presented a scene of distressed people and impoverished land.

Idioms Related to 民困国贫

Antonyms of 民困国贫

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

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Questions about 民困国贫

What does 民困国贫 mean?

民困国贫 (mín kùn guó pín) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the people are distressed and the land is impoverished”.

How do you pronounce 民困国贫?

民困国贫 is pronounced mín kùn guó pín in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 民困国贫 literally mean?

Literally, 民困国贫 means “People distressed, land impoverished”. It is used to mean “the people are distressed and the land is impoverished”.

What is the Chinese definition of 民困国贫?

人民困苦,国家贫穷。

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