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PinYin chú bào ān liáng    Simplified 除暴安良    Traditional 除暴安良
  1. to root out the strong and give people peace (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor

Chinese meanings
  1. chú bào ān liáng
    铲除暴徒，安抚人民。

Chinese meanings
  1. chú bào ān liáng
    【近义】锄强扶弱、除残去秽
    【反义】仗势欺人、以强凌弱
    【释义】铲除强暴，安抚善良的人民。
    【出处】宋·李昉《太平广记》：“舍之职责，在乎除暴安良。”
    【用例】俺闻剑客行为莫不至公无私，倘心存偏袒，未有不遭恶报；至除暴安良，尤为切要。（清·李汝珍《镜花缘》第六十回）

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