Meaning of 盘剥
盘剥 means to exploit through usury; to impose heavy, compounded interest; to bleed white through successive layers of exploitation. Pronounced pán bō.
- to exploit through usury; to impose heavy, compounded interest; to bleed white through successive layers of exploitation
Definitions & Examples
Dì地
zhǔ主
hé和
shāng商
rén人
gōu勾
jié结
，
zhòng重
lì利
pán盘
bō剥
nóng农
mín民
。
Landlords and merchants colluded to exploit peasants with heavy interest.
Zài在
jiù旧
shè社
huì会
，
gāo高
lì利
dài贷
zhě者
céng层
céng层
pán盘
bō剥
，
ràng让
qióng穷
rén人
yǒng永
wú无
fān翻
shēn身
zhī之
rì日
。
In the old society, usurers exploited people layer by layer, leaving the poor with no hope of escaping their plight.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
hé合
tóng同
tiáo条
kuǎn款
shí实
jì际
shàng上
shì是
zài在
pán盘
bō剥
gōng工
rén人
de的
xuè血
hàn汗
qián钱
。
These contract terms essentially bleed the workers dry of their hard-earned money.
Shāng商
yè业
lǒng垄
duàn断
cháng常
cháng常
dǎo导
zhì致
zhōng中
jiān间
shāng商
duì对
shēng生
chǎn产
zhě者
de的
cán残
kù酷
pán盘
bō剥
。
Commercial monopolies often lead to cruel exploitation of producers by middlemen.