横征暴敛

Traditional (Taiwan): 橫征暴斂

héngzhēngbàoliǎn ㄏㄥˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ

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

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