民不聊生　

◎ 民不聊生 mínbùliáoshēng

[the people have no means of livelihood;It is hard for the people to survive;life for the people is intolerable;the people can hardly earn a living] 形容人民不能安定生活

公私勞擾,民不聊生。——蘇軾《上神宗皇帝書》

話中單說建州饑荒,斗米千錢,民不聊生。——《京本通俗小說》