择肥而噬
zé​féi'ér​shì

to select the rich for extortion

  • created sense approved 择肥而噬/擇肥而噬 · zé​féi'ér​shì · to select the rich for extortion — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    择肥而噬 / 擇肥而噬

    zé​féi'ér​shì

    to select the rich for extortion

    To pick out wealthy people to blackmail or prey upon; literally "to choose the fat ones to devour".

    择 (literal) → 择/擇 · zé · to choose 肥 (literal) → 肥 · féi · fat 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 噬 (literal) → 噬 · shì · to devour

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    created sense