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官逼民反
guān​bī​mín​fǎn

oppression breeds revolt

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
官逼民反 guān​bī​mín​fǎn
oppression breeds revolt
misgovernment and oppression drive the people to rebel; an idiom meaning that when rulers treat people cruelly, they leave them no choice but to rise up and fight back

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