民脂民膏

民脂民膏 mín zhī mín gāo ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄓ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄠ man4 zi1 man4 gou1

  • lit. the fat and wealth of the people (idiom); the nation's hard-won wealth (esp. as an object of unscrupulous exploitation)
  • the people's blood, sweat and tears

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