搜刮

Traditional form:

搜刮

Pinyin (reading):

sōuguā

Definitions:

• to rake in (money); to plunder; to milk people dry

Characters:

• 搜 - to seek, to search, to investigate
• 刮 - to shave; to scrape; to blow

Traditional characters:

• 搜 - to seek, to search, to investigate
• 刮 - to shave; to scrape; to blow