a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom); a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
語句
喺統治者嘅殘酷剝削同壓迫下,民眾嘅生活艱苦到被迫奮起反抗 the government drives the people so harshly that they rebel
政府年年加税,係咪想官逼民反啊?
政府年年加税,系咪想官逼民反啊?
zing3 fu2 nin4 nin4 gaa1 seoi3, hai6 mai6 soeng2 gun1 bik1 man4 faan2 aa3? Is the government trying push their people to the path of revolution by driving up the tax rates every year?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
the oppression by the government forces the mass to revolt