民生凋敝

mínshēngdiāobì
the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment

CEDICT

人民的生活困苦。

重編國語辭典

形容人民生活困苦

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 民生 mínshēng
  1. people's livelihood
  2. people's welfare
2 凋敝 diāobì
  1. impoverished
  2. destitute
  3. hard
  4. depressed (of business)
  5. tattered
  6. ragged