横征暴敛橫征暴斂

héng zhēng bào liǎn

Meaning

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

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横hénghorizontal, across; unreasonable, harsh木黄征zhēngto summon, to recruit; levy, tax; journey; invasion彳正暴bàoviolent, brutal, tyrannical日共水敛liǎnto collect, to extort佥攵