巧取豪夺 (qiǎo qǔ háo duó) — to seize (property, power, etc.) through trickery or force; to obtain by unscrupulous means
Definition
A formal idiom for seizing property or rights by trickery (巧取) plus brute force (豪夺). Used in writing to condemn greedy, underhanded acquisition — not everyday speech.
idiom
to seize (property, power, etc.) through trickery or forceto obtain by unscrupulous means
Examples
- 巧取豪夺,。Nà xiē dì zhǔ qiǎo qǔ háo duó, bǎ nóng mín de tǔ dì dōu zhàn wéi jǐ yǒu.Those landlords seized the farmers' land through trickery and force, taking it all for themselves.
- 巧取豪夺。Zhè jiā gōng sī tōng guò qiǎo qǔ háo duó de shǒu duàn huò qǔ le jìng zhēng duì shǒu de jì shù.This company used unscrupulous means to obtain its competitor's technology.
- 巧取豪夺,。Lì shǐ shàng yǒu hěn duō qiǎo qǔ háo duó de àn lì, lìng rén shēn sī.There are many historical cases of seizure through trickery and force, which give us food for thought.
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