劫富济贫
jié​fù​jì​pín

to rob the rich to help the poor

  • created sense approved 劫富济贫/劫富濟貧 · jié​fù​jì​pín · to rob the rich to help the poor — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    劫富济贫 / 劫富濟貧

    jié​fù​jì​pín

    to rob the rich to help the poor

    to rob the rich and help the poor; an idiom describing an outlaw or hero who takes from wealthy people to provide for the needy

    劫 (literal) → 劫 · jié · to rob 富 (literal) → 富 · fù · wealthy person 济贫 (literal) → 济贫/濟貧 · jì​pín · to help the poor

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense