Meaning of 劳民伤财
劳民伤财 means to wear out the people and waste money; to be wasteful and burdensome. Pronounced láo mín shāng cái.
- to wear out the people and waste money; to be wasteful and burdensome
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
xiàng项
miàn面
zi子
gōng工
chéng程
láo劳
mín民
shāng伤
cái财
，
zāo遭
dào到
le了
mín民
zhòng众
de的
qiáng强
liè烈
fǎn反
duì对
。
This vanity project is wasteful and burdensome and has met with strong public opposition.
Gǔ古
dài代
xiū修
jiàn建
xǔ许
duō多
jù巨
dà大
de的
líng陵
mù墓
，
wǎng往
wǎng往
shì是
láo劳
mín民
shāng伤
cái财
zhī之
jǔ举
。
In ancient times, building many enormous tombs was often an act that exhausted the people and drained the treasury.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
yīng应
bì避
miǎn免
chū出
tái台
nà那
xiē些
láo劳
mín民
shāng伤
cái财
de的
zhèng政
cè策
。
The government should avoid introducing policies that waste both manpower and financial resources.