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官逼民反

Mandarin · pinyin guān bī mín fǎn

a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom); a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people

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官: guān · official, public servant
逼: bī · compel, pressure, force; bother
民: mín · people, subjects, citizens
反: fǎn · reverse, opposite, contrary, anti

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1–1–2–3 · guan1 bi1 min2 fan3

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gun1 bik1 man4 faan2

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(idiomatic) the oppression by the government forces the mass to revolt

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