民生凋敝 mín shēng diāo bì ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄥ ㄉㄧㄠ ㄅㄧˋ man4 sang1 diu1 bai6
- the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment
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民
- 人民 rén mín ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ jan4 man4 the people
- 公民 gōng mín ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄣˊ gung1 man4 citizen
- 国民 國民 guó mín ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ gwok3 man4 nationals
- 居民 jū mín ㄐㄩ ㄇㄧㄣˊ geoi1 man4 resident; inhabitant
- 市民 shì mín ㄕˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ si5 man4 city resident; townspeople
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- 平民 píng mín ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ping4 man4 ordinary people; commoner (contrasted with the privileged)
- 殖民 zhí mín ㄓˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ zik6 man4 colony
- 民主 mín zhǔ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨˇ man4 zyu2 democracy
- 民俗 mín sú ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄙㄨˊ man4 zuk6 popular custom
- 民国 民國 Mín guó ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ man4 gwok3 Republic of China (1912-1949)
- 民工 mín gōng ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ man4 gung1 migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work)
- 民意 mín yì ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄧˋ man4 ji3 public opinion
- 民族 mín zú ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄨˊ man4 zuk6 nationality; ethnic group
- 民歌 mín gē ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄜ man4 go1 folk song
- 民营 民營 mín yíng ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄧㄥˊ man4 jing4 privately run (i.e. by a company, not the state)
- 民用 mín yòng ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄩㄥˋ man4 jung6 (for) civilian use
- 民众 民眾 mín zhòng ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ man4 zung3 the populace; the masses; the common people
- 民谣 民謠 mín yáo ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄧㄠˊ man4 jiu4 ballad
- 民警 mín jǐng ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ man4 ging2 civil police
- 民办 民辦 mín bàn ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄢˋ man4 baan6 run by the local people
生
- 一生 yī shēng ㄧ ㄕㄥ jat1 sang1 all one's life; throughout one's life
- 人生 rén shēng ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥ jan4 sang1 life (one's time on earth)
- 先生 xiān sheng ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ sin1 saang1 teacher
- 再生 zài shēng ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄥ zoi3 sang1 to be reborn
- 出生 chū shēng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ceot1 saang1 to be born
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- 丧生 喪生 sàng shēng ㄙㄤˋ ㄕㄥ song3 sang1 to die
- 天生 tiān shēng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ tin1 saang1 nature
- 女生 nǚ shēng ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄥ neoi5 saang1 schoolgirl
- 学生 學生 xué sheng ㄒㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄕㄥ hok6 saang1 student
- 孪生 孿生 luán shēng ㄌㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄥ lyun4 saang1 (adj.) twin
- 师生 師生 shī shēng ㄕ ㄕㄥ si1 sang1 teachers and students
- 招生 zhāo shēng ㄓㄠ ㄕㄥ ziu1 sang1 to enroll new students
- 新生 xīn shēng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ san1 sang1 new
- 为生 為生 wéi shēng ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ wai4 sang1 to make a living
- 生人 shēng rén ㄕㄥ ㄖㄣˊ saang1 jan4 stranger
- 生前 shēng qián ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sang1 cin4 (of a deceased) during one's life
- 生动 生動 shēng dòng ㄕㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ saang1 dung6 (of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively
- 生命 shēng mìng ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˋ sang1 ming6 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
- 生字 shēng zì ㄕㄥ ㄗˋ saang1 zi6 new character (in textbook)
- 生存 shēng cún ㄕㄥ ㄘㄨㄣˊ sang1 cyun4 to exist
凋
敝
- 凋敝 diāo bì ㄉㄧㄠ ㄅㄧˋ diu1 bai6 impoverished
- 敝屣 bì xǐ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧˇ bai6 saai2 worn-out shoes
- 破敝 pò bì ㄆㄛˋ ㄅㄧˋ po3 bai6 shabby
- 雕敝 diāo bì ㄉㄧㄠ ㄅㄧˋ variant of 凋敝
- 敝屣尊荣 敝屣尊榮 bì xǐ zūn róng ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧˇ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄖㄨㄥˊ bai6 saai2 zyun1 wing4 to care nothing for worldly fame and glory (idiom)
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- 敝帚千金 bì zhǒu qiān jīn ㄅㄧˋ ㄓㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ bai6 zau2 cin1 gam1 lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value
- 敝帚自珍 bì zhǒu zì zhēn ㄅㄧˋ ㄓㄡˇ ㄗˋ ㄓㄣ bai6 zau2 zi6 zan1 to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own
- 弃若敝屣 棄若敝屣 qì ruò bì xǐ ㄑㄧˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧˇ hei3 joek6 bai6 saai2 to throw away like worn out shoes
- 视如敝屣 視如敝屣 shì rú bì xǐ ㄕˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧˇ si6 jyu4 bai6 saai2 lit. to view as worn-out shoes (idiom)