刮地皮

guā dìpí
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 to scrape the earth's skin
  2. 2 to fleece the people (of corrupt officials)
  3. 3 to extort every last penny

Examples

HSK 5
Shuì tài zhòng, jiǎnzhí shì zài guā dìpí.
Taxes are so heavy it's outright skinning people alive.
HSK 6
Lǎobǎixìng zuì hèn de jiùshì guā dìpí de guān.
What the common people hate most are the officials who scrape them clean.
HSK 7-9
Nàge tānguān zàirèn qījiān, guā dìpí guā de lìhai.
While in office, that corrupt official fleeced the people mercilessly.

Tips

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Vivid and scathing. Reserved for corrupt officials and rapacious authorities - the image is of them peeling the ground itself to squeeze money out.

Stroke Order

刮 guā
地 dì
皮 pí