劳民伤财

waste of manpower and resources

láo = l + ao2

to toil / labor / laborer / to put sb to trouble (of doing sth) / meritorious deed / to console (Taiwan pr. [lao4] for this sense)

mín = mi + (e)n2

surname Min

mín = mi + (e)n2

(bound form) the people / inhabitants of a country

shāng = sh + ang1

to injure / injury / wound

cái = c + ai2

money / wealth / riches / property / valuables

劳民伤财 is not used as a component in another word.

劳民伤财 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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