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勞民傷財 (lou4 man4 soeng1 coi4) — to harrass people and waste money; to waste money and manpower in Cantonese

louˎ₄勞manˎ₄民soengˉ¹傷coiˎ₄財
简 劳民伤财
Mandarin Pinyin: lao2 min2 shang1 cai2

Meaning of 勞民傷財

nounto harrass people and waste money; to waste money and manpower

Characters in 勞民傷財

勞lou4
hard-working; fatigued; exhausted
民man4
civilian; non-government; non-military
傷soeng1
impede; [n] impediment
財coi4
wealth; valuables; riches; money

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