民脂民膏 [ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄓ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄠ; min2 zhi1 min2 gao1] 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 ◄ ►