◎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
公私勞擾，民不聊生。——蘇軾《上神宗皇帝書》
話中單說建州饑荒，斗米千錢，民不聊生?！?span id="tp4d8q1" class="bold">《京本通俗小說》