民脂民膏

1. • lit. the fat and wealth of the people (idiom) the nation's hard-won wealth (esp. as an object of unscrupulous exploitation)
2. • the people's blood, sweat and tears

Character by character

• 民(mín)surname Min
• 脂(zhī)fat
• 民(mín)surname Min
• 膏(gāo)ointment