横征暴敛
héng​zhēng​bào​liǎn

extortionate taxation

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    横征暴敛 / 橫征暴斂

    héng​zhēng​bào​liǎn

    extortionate taxation

    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。

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    created sense