民生凋敝 mín shēng diāo bì 🔊 the people's livelihood is reduced to… + Keep this word Meanings mín shēng diāo bì the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment Its characters 民mínthe people生shēngto growHSK 4凋diāowithered敝bìmy (polite)