敲竹杠

Traditional form:

敲竹槓

Pinyin (reading):

qiāozhúgàng

Definitions:

• extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness

Characters:

• 敲 - to hammer, to pound, to strike
• 竹 - bamboo; flute
• 杠 - pole, bar; lever, crowbar

Traditional characters:

• 敲 - to hammer, to pound, to strike
• 竹 - bamboo; flute
• 槓 - pole, bar; lever, crowbar