卷地皮

Mandarin · pinyin juǎn dì pí

Meanings

  1. to plunder the land and extort from the peasant
  2. corrupt practice
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卷
juǎn · scroll; curl; make a comeback
地
de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
皮
pí · skin, hide, fur, feather; outer
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3–4–2 · juan3 di4 pi2

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gyun2 dei6 pei4

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