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国弱民穷
guó ruò mín qióng
Pinyin
Definition
国弱民穷
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guó ruò mín qióng
the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom)
Character Decomposition
国
囗
玉
弱
弱
民
巳
㇂
一
穷
穴
力
Related Words
(20)
人民
rén mín
1
the people
2
CL:個|个[gè]
人民币
rén mín bì
1
Renminbi (RMB)
2
Chinese Yuan (CNY)
公民
gōng mín
1
citizen
市民
shì mín
1
city resident
弱
ruò
1
weak
2
feeble
3
young
4
inferior
5
(following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than
民主
mín zhǔ
1
democracy
民族
mín zú
1
nationality
2
ethnic group
3
CL:個|个[gè]
脆弱
cuì ruò
1
weak
2
frail
人民网
Rén mín wǎng
1
online version of the People's Daily, 人民日報|人民日报[Rén mín Rì bào]
全民
quán mín
1
entire population (of a country)
周渝民
Zhōu Yú mín
1
Zhou Yumin or Vic Zhou (1981-), Taiwan singer and actor, member of pop group F4
回民
Huí mín
1
Hui ethnic group (Chinese muslims)
国民
guó mín
1
nationals
2
citizens
3
people of a nation
国民党
Guó mín dǎng
1
Guomindang or Kuomintang (KMT)
2
Nationalist Party
国泰民安
guó tài mín ān
1
the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
居民
jū mín
1
resident
2
inhabitant
平民
píng mín
1
ordinary people
2
commoner
3
civilian
弱势
ruò shì
1
vulnerable
2
weak
弱小
ruò xiǎo
1
small and weak
2
puny
3
the small and weak
4
children
5
women and children
弱智
ruò zhì
1
weak-minded
2
mentally deficient
3
retarded
Idioms
(20)
仁民爱物
rén mín ài wù
1
love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence
以弱胜强
yǐ ruò shèng qiáng
1
using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
以强凌弱
yǐ qiáng líng ruò
1
to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)
便民利民
biàn mín lì mín
1
for the convenience and benefit of the people (idiom)
全民皆兵
quán mín jiē bīng
1
to bring the entire nation to arms (idiom)
削职为民
xuē zhí wéi mín
1
demotion to commoner (idiom)
升斗小民
shēng dǒu xiǎo mín
1
poor people (idiom)
2
those who live from hand to mouth
国弱民穷
guó ruò mín qióng
1
the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom)
国泰民安
guó tài mín ān
1
the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
官逼民反
guān bī mín fǎn
1
a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom); a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people
年老体弱
nián lǎo tǐ ruò
1
old and weak (idiom)
吊民伐罪
diào mín fá zuì
1
to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)
弱不禁风
ruò bù jīn fēng
1
too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom); extremely delicate
2
fragile state of health
弱肉强食
ruò ròu qiáng shí
1
lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior
2
the law of the jungle
强将手下无弱兵
qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīng
1
there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)
恃强欺弱
shì qiáng qī ruò
1
to use one's strength to mistreat people (idiom)
2
to bully
扶弱抑强
fú ruò yì qiáng
1
to support the weak and restrain the strong (idiom); robbing the rich to help the poor
残民害物
cán mín hài wù
1
to harm people and damage property (idiom)
民不聊生
mín bù liáo shēng
1
The people have no way to make a living (idiom, from Record of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shǐ jì])
2
no way of getting by
民以食为天
mín yǐ shí wéi tiān
1
Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need.
2
Food first, ethical niceties second
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