chōu​féi​bǔ​shòu

to take from the haves and give to the have-nots

  • created sense approved 抽肥补瘦/抽肥補瘦 · chōu​féi​bǔ​shòu · to take from the haves and give to the have-nots — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    抽肥补瘦 / 抽肥補瘦

    chōu​féi​bǔ​shòu

    to take from the haves and give to the have-nots

    To take from those who have too much and give to those who do not have enough; to redistribute resources to achieve balance.

    抽 (literal) → 抽 · chōu · to extract 肥 (literal) → 肥 · féi · fat 补 (literal) → 补/補 · bǔ · to supplement 瘦 (literal) → 瘦 · shòu · lean

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    created sense