敲竹杠敲竹槓

qiāo zhú gàng

Meaning

extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness

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Characters

敲qiāoto hammer, to pound, to strike高攴竹zhúbamboo; flute 杠gāngpole, bar; lever, crowbar木工

Examples

汤姆被敲竹杠了。

Tāng mǔ bèi qiāo zhú gàng le。

Tom got ripped off.