劳民伤财
láomín-shāngcáiTraditional 勞民傷財
to waste money and manpower
Every meaning
láomín-shāngcái
- to waste money and manpower
Its characters
- 劳láolabor; work (as in 劳动)
- 民mínthe people
- 伤shāngwound; injury
- 财cáiwealth; money; riches
Words with 劳
Words with 民
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.