民不聊生 mín bù liáo shēng 🔊 the people have no way to make a living… + Keep this word Meanings mín bù liáo shēng (idiom) the people have no way to make a living (from Records of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4]) Its characters 民mínthe people不bùnot; noHSK 1聊liáoto chatHSK 3生shēngto growHSK 4