横征暴敛 in English heng2 zheng1 bao4 lian3 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

横 征 暴 敛

Traditional Characters

橫 征 暴 斂

Pinyin

heng2 zheng1 bao4 lian3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

横heng2horizontal 征zheng1journey 暴bao4surname Bao 敛lian3to hold back