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Home / Idiom / 敲骨吸髓

suck the life-blood · break the bones and suck the marrow - cruel, bloodsucking exploitation

敲骨吸髓
qiāo gǔ xī suǐ
q+iāo·1st toneg+ǔ·3rd tonex+ī·1st tones+uǐ·3rd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
secure by force or by trick巧取豪夺qiǎo qǔ háo duóto exploit · exploitation剥削bō xuēexorbitant taxation (idiom)苛捐杂税kē juān zá shuìto tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force横征暴敛héng zhēng bào liǎn
Antonyms
kind and charitable乐善好施lè shàn hào shī
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