exploit through usury; bleed white through successive exploitation
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to exploit through usury; to impose heavy, compounded interest; to bleed white through successive layers of exploitation
formalOften used in historical or economic contexts to describe predatory lending and severe, repeated exploitation. Carries a strong negative moral judgment.
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.
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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.