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TOPIK 6noun

가렴주구

garyeomjugu

가렴주구가 · 가렴주구를

harsh taxation and extortion of the people

Example

조선 후기 백성들은 관리들의 가렴주구에 시달렸습니다.

In the late Joseon period, the people suffered from officials' harsh extortion.

Word parts

가 harsh렴 collect주 exact, extort구 demand

Literally 'collect harshly, demand by force': greedy officials squeezing the people.