病国殃民

病國殃民

bìngguóyāngmín

idiom

Meanings

1 to bring harm to the country and suffering to the people
2 to be ruinous to nation and citizens alike

Characters

to sicken / harm

to bring disaster on

Examples

这种贪污腐败的行为简直是病国殃民。

Zhè zhǒng tānwū fǔbài de xíngwéi jiǎnzhí shì bìngguóyāngmín.

This kind of graft and corruption is downright ruinous to the nation and its people.

他们指责那项政策病国殃民。

Tāmen zhǐzé nà xiàng zhèngcè bìngguóyāngmín.

They denounced that policy as harmful to both state and people.

Tips

usage

Synonym of the better-known 祸国殃民 (huòguó-yāngmín). Both are used in indignant or formal denunciations of harmful policies, corrupt officials, or invading powers.

Stroke Order

病 bìng

国 guó

殃 yāng

民 mín