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官逼民反

guān bī mín fǎndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom) / a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

官逼民反 官逼民反 [guan1 bi1 min2 fan3] /a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom); a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people/

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Character information

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  • 官
    guān

    government official / governmental / official / public / organ of the body / CL:個|个[gè]

    Guān

    surname Guan

  • 逼
    bī

    to compel / to pressure / to force (sb to do sth) / to press for / to extort / to press on towards / to press up to / to close in on

  • 民
    mín

    (bound form) the people / inhabitants of a country

    Mín

    surname Min

  • 反
    fǎn

    contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fǎn qiè] phonetic system

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.