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Introducing the Chinese idiom 「豐取刻與」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.
Feng: a lot; Ke: harsh; Yu: give. We take much from the people, but give little back to them. Mostly used to describe cruel exploitation.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
fēng qǔ kè yǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fung1 cheui2 hak1 yu5
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
