劳民伤财 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

劳láo民mín伤shāng财cái

(idiom) to waste both manpower and resources
trad. 勞民傷財

Also written 勞民傷財【láo mín shāng cái】

Characters in this word

4

劳

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surname Lao

Pinyin: Láo
Traditional: 勞

Strokes: 7
Frequency: 15990 of 2500

Words starting with 劳 Words ending in 劳 Anywhere in a word

民

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surname Min

Pinyin: Mín

Strokes: 5
Frequency: 23698 of 2500

Words starting with 民 Words ending in 民 Anywhere in a word

伤

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to injure, injury, wound

Pinyin: shāng
Traditional: 傷

Strokes: 6
Frequency: 2306 of 2500

Words starting with 伤 Words ending in 伤 Anywhere in a word

财

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money, wealth, riches, property, valuables

Pinyin: cái
Traditional: 財

Strokes: 7
Frequency: 26346 of 2500

Words starting with 财 Words ending in 财 Anywhere in a word