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聊:依赖,凭借。指老百姓无以为生,活不下去。
[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 公私劳扰,民不聊生。——苏轼《上神宗皇帝书》 话中单说建州饥荒,斗米千钱,民不聊生。——《京本通俗小说》