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裒斂
  pau4 lim5   jyutping
  pou2 lian3 [PRC] lian4 [TW]   pinyin
exploit the masses; amass money and riches through extortion

verb

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
裒斂 / 裒敛

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 lim5  -  hold back; restrain; collect

1 compounds containing this word:

裒斂無厭 - be insatiably rapacious in fleecing the people of their wealth
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