横征暴敛

Traditional: 橫征暴斂

héng zhēng bào liǎn

Dictionary entry

to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force

What does 横征暴敛 mean?

横征暴敛 (héng zhēng bào liǎn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force

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横hénghorizontal · across 征zhēngjourney · trip 暴Bàosurname Bao 敛liǎn(literary) to hold back · (literary) to restrain; to control (oneself)

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横征暴敛

héng zhēng bào liǎn

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