chú qiáng fú ruòdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to root out the strong and support the weak (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor
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鋤強扶弱 锄强扶弱 [chu2 qiang2 fu2 ruo4] /to root out the strong and support the weak (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor/

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