民窮財盡

man4 kung4 coi4 zeon6

the people are impoverished, their means exhausted (idiom); to drive the nation to bankruptcy

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. the people are impoverished, their means exhausted (idiom); to drive the nation to bankruptcy

Written Forms

民窮財盡Traditional · Main Form
民穷财尽Alternate Form

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