官逼民反，民不得不反官逼民反，民不得不反官逼民反，民不得不反

officials drive the people to rebel, and the people have no choice but to rebel

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: When rulers oppress people beyond endurance, rebellion is the only way out. Sympathetic to the people, critical of the rulers.

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Simplified: 官逼民反，民不得不反
Pinyin: guānbīmínfǎn, mín bùdébù fǎn
Bopomofo: ㄍㄨㄢㄅㄧㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄈㄢˇ，ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˇ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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