mín​qióng​cái​jìn

the people are impoverished and resources are exhausted

Senses

民穷财尽/ 民窮財盡 mín​qióng​cái​jìn the people are impoverished and resources are exhausted

The people are destitute and the nation's wealth is drained; used to describe a state of total national bankruptcy or extreme economic distress.

References

antonym 物阜民丰/物阜民豐 民穷财尽/民窮財盡