民脂民膏

Chinese


simp. and trad. (民脂民膏)		民脂	民膏
Literally: “the fat and wealth of the people”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mínzhīmíngāo

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): man⁴ zi¹ man⁴ gou¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: mínzhīmíngāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄠ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: minjymingau
  - IPA ^(key): /min³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ min³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: man⁴ zi¹ man⁴ gou¹
  - Yale: màhn jī màhn gōu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: man⁴ dzi¹ man⁴ gou¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: men⁴ ji¹ men⁴ gou¹
  - IPA ^(key): /mɐn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ mɐn²¹ kou̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

民脂民膏

the people's blood, sweat and tears

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