We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「橫徵苛斂」, with its usage explained below.
Here’s the idiom 「橫徵苛斂」, with its definition and practical application described below.
It refers to the excessive collection of taxes and the forcible plundering of people’s wealth.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
héng zhēng kē liǎn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
waang4 jing1 ho1 lim5
Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.
