升斗小民

sheng1 dou3 xiao3 min2

poor people (idiom), lit. people surviving on 升斗, wretchedly poor ration, in grinding poverty

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升斗小民

shēng dǒu xiǎo mín

poor people; peck and hamper people; those who live from hand to mouth

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升斗小民|升斗小民 [shēng dǒu xiǎo mín] ► poor people (idiom) ► lit. people surviving on ↑升斗 [shēng dǒu], wretchedly poor ration ► in grinding poverty