官逼民反 — Chinese idiom
官逼民反
guān bī mín fǎn
Meaning
- a government official drives the people to revolt ; a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people
Character by character
- 官guānofficial, public servant
- 逼bīto bother, to pressure; to compel, to force
- 民míncitizens, subjects; a nation's people
- 反fǎnreverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
Idioms sharing a character
- 一官半职 yī guān bàn zhí
- 加官进位 jiā guān jìn wèi
- 加官进爵 jiā guān jìn jué
- 加官进禄 jiā guān jìn lù
- 升官发财 shēng guān fā cái
- 奸官污吏 jiān guān wū lì
- 官报私仇 guān bào sī chóu
- 官官相护 guān guān xiāng hù
- 官私合营 guān sī hé yíng
- 官运亨通 guān yùn hēng tōng
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