横
征
暴
敛

Word Definition - 横征暴敛

héng zhēng bào liǎn to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force

Individual Character Details

横 héng, hèng
征 zhēng, zhēng
暴 bào, bào, pù
敛 liǎn, liàn