敲诈勒索

Traditional: 敲詐勒索

qiāo zhà lè suǒ

Dictionary entry

extortion and blackmail (idiom)

What does 敲诈勒索 mean?

敲诈勒索 (qiāo zhà lè suǒ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1extortion and blackmail (idiom)

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敲qiāoto hit · to strike 诈zhàto cheat · to swindle 勒lè(literary) bridle; halter; headstall · to rein in 索Suǒsurname Suo · abbr. for 索馬里|索马里[Suo3 ma3 li3], Somalia

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敲诈勒索

qiāo zhà lè suǒ

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