Translation

• The people have no way to make a living (idiom, from Record of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4])
• no way of getting by

Synonyms

• 十室九空, 命苦, 哀鸿遍野, 妻离子散, 家破人亡, 家败人亡, 寸草不留, 悲惨惨, 水深火热, 满目疮痍, 生灵涂炭, 疮痍满目, 目不忍睹, 腥风血雨, 血流成河, 血肉横飞, 血雨腥风, 贫病交加, 赤地千里, 饿殍遍野, 鸡犬不留