官逼民反
guān​bī​mín​fǎn

oppression breeds revolt

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    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

    官 (literal) → 官 · guān · official 逼 (literal) → 逼 · bī · to force 民 (literal) → 民 · mín · the people 反 (literal) → 反 · fǎn · to rebel

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