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We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「輕賦薄斂」, with its usage explained below.

Today’s idiom is 「輕賦薄斂」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.

It means light taxes and levies. Reduce corvee labor and lower taxes.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

qīng fù báo liǎn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

heng1 fu3 bok6 lim5

The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.