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民脂民膏
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

民脂民膏 [mínzhīmíngāo]
  1. 1. [Chinese idiom] flesh and blood of the people
    反动政府搜刮民脂民膏。
    The reactionary government fed on the flesh and blood of the people.
    他靠战争期间搜刮民脂民膏发了大财。
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Examples

反动政府搜刮民脂民膏。
The reactionary government fed on the flesh and blood of the people. → 民脂民膏
古代的那些贪官总是搜刮民脂民膏。 → 膏
他靠战争期间搜刮民脂民膏发了大财。 → 民脂民膏
搜括民脂民膏的赃官太可恨了！
The corrupt officials who exploit the masses are too hateful! → 搜括
民脂民膏 → 膏
搜刮民脂民膏 → 搜刮

Word Decomposition

民
[mín] 		+ 脂
[zhī] 		+ 民
[mín] 		+ 膏
[gào]

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