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橫徵暴斂 (waang4 zing1 bou6 lim5) — ruthless exploitation and demanding exorbitant taxes and levies by force in Cantonese

waangˎ₄橫zingˉ¹徵bouˍ₆暴limˏ₅斂
简 横征暴敛
Mandarin Pinyin: heng2 zheng1 bao4 lian3

Meaning of 橫徵暴斂

nounruthless exploitation and demanding exorbitant taxes and levies by force

Example Sentences with 橫徵暴斂

keoiˏ₅佢waangˎ₄橫zengˉ¹徵bouˍ₆暴limˏ₅斂。
He is extorting money.
diˉ¹啲gunˉ¹官waangˎ₄橫zengˉ¹徵bouˍ₆暴limˏ₅斂。
The officials are corrupt.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好waangˎ₄橫zengˉ¹徵bouˍ₆暴limˏ₅斂。
Don't be corrupt.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個haiˍ₆係waangˎ₄橫zengˉ¹徵bouˍ₆暴limˏ₅斂。
This is extortion.
keoiˏ₅佢deiˍ₆哋waangˎ₄橫zengˉ¹徵bouˍ₆暴limˏ₅斂。
They are extorting.
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Characters in 橫徵暴斂

橫waang4
horizontal; transverse | [antonym] 直
徵zing1
conscript; recruit; call up; draft
暴bou6
hot-tempered; quick-tempered
斂lim5
hold back; restrain; check

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