横征暴敛

héngzhēngbàoliǎn

extort excessive (or heavy) taxes and levies; levy exorbitant taxes

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extort excessive taxes and levies

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extort excessive taxes and levies

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heng2 zheng1 bao4 lian3

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

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横征暴敛

héng zhēng bào liǎn

（强征捐税， 搜括人民财富） extort excessive taxes and levies; bleed the people white with ruthless taxation (taxes); extort illegal taxes; extort taxes ruthlessly; levy exorbitant (heavy) taxes; tax and fleece the people; tax the people to the bone

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橫征暴斂|横征暴敛 [héng zhēng bào liǎn] ► to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force