injure both the state and the people

injure both the state and the people

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ì nggu ó y ā NGM í n, which means to make the country suffer and the people suffer. It's from Xingshi Hengyan by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

"Xingshihengyan · Li Gong meets Xiake in his poor residence": "only for Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong to become prime ministers one after another. They are envious of the virtuous and the capable. They are ill for the country and the people. They are bent on their subordinates and can't show their talents."

Idiom usage

Your results will bring disaster to the country and the people.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: bring disaster to the country and the people; [antonym]: benefit the country and the people