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民生凋敝

Mandarin · pinyin mín shēng diāo bì

the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment

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2–1–1–4 · min2 sheng1 diao1 bi4

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man4 sang1 diu1 bai6

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