橫正暴斂

to levy exorbitant taxes (idiom)

horizontal / across / crosswise / horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters) / to place (sth) flat (on a surface) / to cross (a river, etc) / in a jumble / chaotic / (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable / violent

harsh and unreasonable / unexpected

first month of the lunar year

straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive

surname Bao

sudden / violent / cruel / to show or expose / to injure

to overtax / to extort

to hold back / to restrain / to control (oneself) / to collect / Taiwan pr. [lian4]

variant of 殮|殓[lian4]