民脂民膏
mín zhī mín gāo
Meaning
- literally the fat and wealth of the people (idiom) · the nation's hard-won wealth (especially as an object of unscrupulous exploitation)
- the people's blood, sweat and tears
Example sentences
这贪官不知吃了多少民脂民膏！
這貪官不知喫了多少民脂民膏！
zhè tān guān bù zhī chī le duō shǎo mín zhī mín gāo！
This corrupt official must have embezzled countless amounts of the people's hard-earned money!