敲竹杠 — “To fleece someone”
敲竹杠 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fleece someone”. To extort money or favors by taking advantage of their vulnerability or an opportune excuse; to overcharge unscrupulously.
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敲竹杠 Pronunciation and Pinyin
敲竹杠 Character Breakdown
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那位店主经常利用顾客不熟悉行情，敲竹杠，价格总是比别人高出许多。
That shop owner often takes advantage of customers' unfamiliarity with market prices to overcharge them, always setting prices much higher than others.
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Synonyms of 敲竹杠
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More idioms starting with 敲
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- qiāo敲bīng冰qiú求huǒ火attempt the impossible
- qiāo敲bīng冰yù玉xiè屑exquisite paper
- qiāo敲bīng冰suǒ索huǒ火futile endeavor
- qiāo敲shān山zhèn振hǔ虎warn or intimidate indirectly
- qiāo敲shān山zhèn震hǔ虎warn indirectly to startle someone
- qiāo敲qiāo敲dǎ打dǎ打to prod or stimulate with words
- qiāo敲zhà榨lè勒suǒ索extort money by threats
- qiāo敲niú牛zǎi宰mǎ马slaughter livestock
- qiāo敲zhī脂xī吸suǐ髓ruthlessly exploit someone to the extreme
- qiāo敲gāo膏xī吸suǐ髓exploit someone to the extreme
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What does 敲竹杠 mean?
敲竹杠 (qiāo zhú gàng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fleece someone”.
How do you pronounce 敲竹杠?
敲竹杠 is pronounced qiāo zhú gàng in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 敲竹杠?
比喻利用别人的弱点或以某种口实为借口来索取财物。