勞民傷財 [劳－伤财]

Jyutping lou4 man4 soeng1 coi4
Pinyin láo mín shāng cái

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. waste of manpower and resources
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    形容​一​啲​政策​又​嘥​錢​又​嘥​人手
    to waste money and manpower
    • 政府幾年就換一次泊車咪錶，簡直係勞民傷財！
      政府几年就换一次泊车咪表，简直系劳民伤财！
      zing3 fu2 gei2 nin4 zau6 wun6 jat1 ci3 paak3 ce1 mai1 biu1, gaan2 zik6 hai6 lou4 man4 soeng1 coi4!
      The government replaces parking meters every year. It's simply a waste of money and manpower!
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to waste both manpower and resources
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    政府几年就换一次泊车咪表，简直系劳民伤财！
    政府幾年就換一次泊車咪錶，簡直係勞民傷財！
    zing3 fu2 gei2 nin4 zau6 wun6 jat1 ci3 paak3 ce1 mai1 biu1, gaan2 zik6 hai6 lou4 man4 soeng1 coi4!
    • The government replaces parking meters every year. It's simply a waste of money and manpower!