Traduction :
the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment
Référence :
社会穷困,经济衰败,人民生活极端困苦。
Origine :
《汉书·循吏传序》:“民用凋敝,奸轨不禁。”
Exemple :
那时~,一心寻面包吃尚且来不及,那里有心思谈文学呢?(鲁迅《而已集·革命时代的文学》)
Annotation :
民生凋敝1
1. mínshēngdiāobì :
[EN] the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment