- 民不聊生
- mínbùliáoshēng[the people have no means of livelihood; It is hard for the people to survive; life for the people is intolerable; the people can hardly earn a living] 形容人民不能安定生活
公私劳扰, 民不聊生。 --苏轼《上神宗皇帝书》
话中单说建州饥荒, 斗米千钱, 民不聊生。 --《京本通俗小说》
Advanced Chinese dictionary. 2013.