Correct
劳民伤财
/ láo mín shāng cái /
Strokes
Definition
waste of manpower and resources
Example
Definition
exhaust the people and drain the treasury; waste both labour and money
1
Zhèxiàng
这项
gōngchéng
工程
lìshí
历时
duōnián
多年
,
méiyǒu
没有
rènhé
任何
xiàoyì
效益
,
zhǐshì
只是
láomínshāngcái
劳民伤财
。
This project lasted for many years and only ended in a mere waste of labour and money.