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

横征暴敛
héng zhēng bào liǎn
h+éng·2nd tonezh+ēng·1st toneb+ào·4th tonel+iǎn·3rd tone
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suck the life-blood · break the bones and suck the marrow - cruel, bloodsucking exploitation敲骨吸髓qiāo gǔ xī suǐexorbitant taxation (idiom)苛捐杂税kē juān zá shuìto rake in (money); to plunder; to milk people dry搜刮sōu guāsecure by force or by trick巧取豪夺qiǎo qǔ háo duó
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