粵

民man4不bat1聊liu4生sang1

man4 bat1 liu4 sang1mín bù liáo shēng

English

  1. (idiom) the people have no way to make a living (from Records of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4])
  2. (formal) people are destitute or having no means of livelihood

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 民生欠佳；人民生活過得困苦，好難維持生活

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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