Lingaku- lit. the fat and wealth of the people (idiom); the nation's hard-won wealth (esp. as an object of unscrupulous exploitation)
- the people's blood, sweat and tears
Generated definitions (experimental)
- the fat and wealth of the people; the nation's hard-won wealth
- the people's blood, sweat and tears
This phrase refers to the wealth and resources earned by the general population, often highlighting how these resources are exploited or taken advantage of by those in power.
The government should not use the nation's hard-won wealth arbitrarily.
Social injustice causes the people's blood, sweat, and tears to be seized by some individuals.
This meaning emphasizes the efforts and sacrifices of ordinary people, suggesting that their hard work is often unfairly taken or exploited by others.
The workers exchanged their blood, sweat, and tears for the nation's hard-won wealth.
Generated collocations (experimental)
mín zhī mín gāo民脂民膏de的xuè hàn血汗the blood, sweat, and tears of the peoplemín zhī mín gāo民脂民膏de的lüè duó掠夺the plundering of the nation's wealthbǎo hù保护mín zhī mín gāo民脂民膏to protect the people's hard-won wealthbō xuē剥削mín zhī mín gāo民脂民膏to exploit the people's hard-earned resourcesmín zhī mín gāo民脂民膏de的bēi āi悲哀the sorrow of the nation's wealthzhēn xī珍惜mín zhī mín gāo民脂民膏to cherish the hard-won wealth of the peoplefǎn duì反对mín zhī mín gāo民脂民膏de的làng fèi浪费to oppose the waste of the people's resourcesmín zhī mín gāo民脂民膏de的shǒu hù守护zhě者guardians of the people's wealthjiào xun教训mín zhī mín gāo民脂民膏to learn from the exploitation of the people's resourceswéi hù维护mín zhī mín gāo民脂民膏to uphold the wealth of the people