暴敛横征 — “To impose exorbitant taxes and levies”
暴敛横征 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to impose exorbitant taxes and levies”. To ruthlessly extort wealth from the people; to exploit cruelly through heavy taxation. Literally, “exorbitant levies and ruthless exactions”.
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那个年代，许多地方的管理者实行暴敛横征，使得百姓生活十分艰难。
In that era, many local administrators practiced exorbitant taxation and ruthless exploitation, making people's lives very difficult.
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More idioms starting with 暴
- bào暴nèi内líng陵wài外oppress people at home and bully outsiders
- bào暴lì厉zì恣suī睢brutal, tyrannical, and unrestrained
- bào暴fā发hù户newly rich person lacking refinement
- bào暴qǔ取háo豪duó夺violently seize and brutally plunder
- bào暴lì戾zì恣suī睢cruel, violent, and despotic
- bào暴tiǎn殄tiān天wù物recklessly waste natural resources or valuables
- bào暴yǔn殒qīng轻shēng生suddenly commit suicide
- pù暴sāi腮lóng龙mén门fail an important examination or endeavor
- bào暴hǔ虎píng冯hé河reckless courage without strategy
- bào暴nüè虐wú无dào道cruel and tyrannical
- pù暴yī衣lù露guàn冠to toil tirelessly
- pù暴yī衣lù露gài盖toil hard, enduring sun and dew
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What does 暴敛横征 mean?
暴敛横征 (bào liǎn héng zhēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to impose exorbitant taxes and levies”.
How do you pronounce 暴敛横征?
暴敛横征 is pronounced bào liǎn héng zhēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 暴敛横征 literally mean?
Literally, 暴敛横征 means “exorbitant levies and ruthless exactions”. It is used to mean “to impose exorbitant taxes and levies”.
What is the Chinese definition of 暴敛横征?
指强征捐税，搜刮人民财富。