Extortion

Extortion

Extortion, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f ú sh ō UL è Su ǒ, which means to levy extra by force. It comes from Gao Zong Ji Si, a draft of Qing history.

Notes on Idioms

Floating income: 1. Additional levy. Extortion: extort money from others by threatening.

The origin of Idioms

The fourth chapter of gaozongji in the draft of the history of Qing Dynasty: "Xinyou impeached Su Yi for extortion by tuside, and ordered yuan Shoudong and other Yan Yi Zhi."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or attributive; used for exploitation, etc.