exploit; fleece; extort
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to exploit; to fleece; to extort (from the people)
literaryA literary term describing the oppressive extraction of wealth or labor from common people, often used in historical or critical contexts regarding feudal rulers or corrupt officials.
Guān官
fǔ府
juān朘
xuē削
bǎi百
xìng姓
，
mín民
bù不
liáo聊
shēng生
。
The government exploited the people, making life unbearable for them.
Nà那
xiē些
tān贪
guān官
wū污
lì吏
zhǐ只
zhī知
juān朘
xuē削
mín民
cái财
，
zhōng中
bǎo饱
sī私
náng囊
。
Those corrupt officials only knew how to fleece the people to fill their own pockets.
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Fēng封
jiàn建
tǒng统
zhì治
zhě者
duì对
nóng农
mín民
jìn进
xíng行
cán残
kù酷
de的
juān朘
xuē削
。
The feudal rulers carried out cruel exploitation of the peasants.