Meaning of 刮地皮
刮地皮 means to fleece the people; to extort and exploit the common folk. Pronounced guā dì pí.
- to fleece the people; to extort and exploit the common folk
Definitions & Examples
Nà那
ge个
tān贪
guān官
zài在
rèn任
qī期
jiān间
pīn拼
mìng命
guā刮
dì地
pí皮
，
nòng弄
de得
mín民
bù不
liáo聊
shēng生
。
That corrupt official scraped the earth desperately during his tenure, making life unbearable for the people.
Zhè这
xiē些
kē苛
juān捐
zá杂
shuì税
jiǎn简
zhí直
jiù就
shì是
zài在
guā刮
dì地
pí皮
。
These exorbitant taxes and levies are essentially fleecing the people.
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
de的
dì地
zhǔ主
kào靠
zhe着
guā刮
dì地
pí皮
jī积
lěi累
le了
jù巨
é额
cái财
fù富
。
Landlords in the old society amassed huge fortunes by fleecing the people.