See 民不聊生 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"literal_meaning": "the people lost their livelihoods and have no way to make a living",
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"zh_pron": "mínbùliáoshēng"
},
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],
"zh_pron": "ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄥ"
},
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"zh_pron": "man⁴ bat¹ liu⁴ sang¹"
},
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},
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},
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"Mandarin",
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"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "mín-bù-lyáu-shēng"
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"zh_pron": "minbuliausheng"
},
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"zh_pron": "men⁴ bed¹ liu⁴ seng¹"
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"zh_pron": "men⁴ bed¹ liu⁴ seng¹"
},
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"ipa": "/mɐn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ liːu̯²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵/",
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"word": "民不聊生"
}
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