guó ruò mín qióngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom)
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Original source entry:

國弱民窮 国弱民穷 [guo2 ruo4 min2 qiong2] /the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom)/

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国弱民穷
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