Read Edit View history 横征暴敛 héngzhēngbàoliǎn extortionate taxation Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 横征暴敛/ 橫征暴斂 héngzhēngbàoliǎn extortionate taxation idiom · to tax by force and extort levies; to screw taxes out of the people by force 贪官污吏横征暴敛，搞得民不聊生。 Edit Delete References Add reference No references for this word.
横征暴敛/ 橫征暴斂 héngzhēngbàoliǎn extortionate taxation idiom · to tax by force and extort levies; to screw taxes out of the people by force 贪官污吏横征暴敛，搞得民不聊生。 Edit Delete