◎ 民间 mínjiān(1) [voluntary]∶平民自愿组织的民间团体(2) [folk;popular;among the people]∶ 来源于老百姓或在老百姓中间广泛使用的民间文学(3) [nongovernmental people to people]∶非官方的民间来往民间贸易(4) [in common people]∶百姓中岁征民间。——《聊斋志异·促织》-----------------国语辞典:人民方面。《大宋宣和遗事.元集》:「青苗钱法大不便于民间,有司责笃严急。」《初刻拍案惊奇.卷五》:「民间各处,立起个『虎媒之祠』,若是有婚姻求合的,虔诚祈祷,无有不应。」
◎ 民脂民膏 mínzhī-míngāo[the hard-won possession of the people;fat of the people;flesh and blood of the people;substance or wealth of the nation;the people's lifeblood] 比喻人民流血流汗创造出来的财富 -----------------国语辞典:人民用血汗换来的财富。《封神演义.第二五回》:「可怜民脂民膏,弃之无用之地。」《水浒传.第九四回》:「库藏粮饷,都是民脂民膏。」也作「民膏民脂」。英语 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法语 ressources provenant de la sueur du peuple, richesses accumulées avec le sang et la sueur du peuple
谓人民生计艰难困苦。-----------------国语辞典:人民的生活困苦。如:「这座城市在几经战乱后,民生凋敝,百废待举。」英语 the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment