頭會箕斂
tóu​kuài​jī​liǎn

heavy taxation

  • created sense approved 头会箕敛/頭會箕斂 · tóu​kuài​jī​liǎn · heavy taxation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    头会箕敛 / 頭會箕斂

    tóu​kuài​jī​liǎn

    heavy taxation

    (literary) to tax people by the head and collect grain by the basketful; used to describe extremely harsh or predatory taxation

    tóu​huì​jī​liàn, tóu​kuài​jī​liàn

    头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · head 会 (literal) → 会/會 · kuài · to calculate 箕 (literal) → 箕 · jī · winnowing basket 敛 (literal) → 敛/斂 · liǎn · to collect

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    created sense