敲竹槓

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See also: 敲竹杠

Chinese

extort; knock; to strike
extort; knock; to strike; to knock (at a door); to hit
 
thick bamboo pole; rip-off
trad. (敲竹槓) 竹槓
simp. (敲竹杠) 竹杠

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Verb

敲⫽竹槓 (verb-object)

  1. (idiomatic) to take advantage of somebody's weakness to overcharge them; to make somebody pay through the nose

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