exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous levies
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun phrase
exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous levies; oppressive taxation
formalAn idiom used historically and in modern contexts to criticize oppressive, heavy, and often irregular taxes imposed by a government or authority. Conveys a negative judgment.
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
de的
kē苛
juān捐
zá杂
shuì税
bī逼
dé得
nóng农
mín民
zǒu走
tóu投
wú无
lù路
。
The exorbitant taxes and levies of the old society drove farmers into a corner.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
chū出
tái台
xīn新
zhèng政
，
jué决
xīn心
qīng清
lǐ理
gè各
zhǒng种
kē苛
juān捐
zá杂
shuì税
。
The government introduced new policies, determined to eliminate all kinds of exorbitant taxes and levies.
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Zhè这
gè个
chéng成
yǔ语
cháng常
yòng用
lái来
xíng形
róng容
gěi给
rén人
mín民
dài带
lái来
chén沉
zhòng重
fù负
dān担
de的
shuì税
shōu收
zhèng政
cè策
。
This idiom is often used to describe tax policies that place a heavy burden on the people.