巧立名目 [－－－－]

Jyutping haau2 lap6 ming4 muk6
Pinyin qiǎo lì míng mù

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    利用​唔​同​藉口​嚟​達​到​不正​當​目的​，​多數​同錢​有關
    to invent all sorts of pretexts (usu. to make money)
    • 政府為咗要增加收入而巧立名目徵多啲税。
      政府为咗要增加收入而巧立名目征多啲税。
      zing3 fu2 wai6 zo2 jiu3 zang1 gaa1 sau1 jap6 ji4 haau2 laap6 ming4 muk6 zing1 do1 di1 seoi3.
      In order to increase the revenue, the government invents all sorts of pretexts to collect more tax.

巧立名目 [－－－－]

Jyutping haau2 laap6 ming4 muk6
Pinyin qiǎo lì míng mù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to fabricate excuses (idiom)
  2. to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    利用​唔​同​藉口​嚟​達​到​不正​當​目的​，​多數​同錢​有關
    to invent all sorts of pretexts (usu. to make money)
    • 政府為咗要增加收入而巧立名目徵多啲税。
      政府为咗要增加收入而巧立名目征多啲税。
      zing3 fu2 wai6 zo2 jiu3 zang1 gaa1 sau1 jap6 ji4 haau2 laap6 ming4 muk6 zing1 do1 di1 seoi3.
      In order to increase the revenue, the government invents all sorts of pretexts to collect more tax.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to concoct various pretexts; to invent all sorts of names
    • 巧立名目搜刮民財
      巧立名目搜刮民财
      qiǎo lì míng mù sōu guā mín cái
      to extort people's wealth under all sorts of pretexts
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    巧立名目
    巧立名目
    haau2 laap6 ming4 muk6
    • to invent all sorts of pretexts
  2. Cantonese
    政府为咗要增加收入而巧立名目征多啲税。
    政府為咗要增加收入而巧立名目徵多啲税。
    zing3 fu2 wai6 zo2 jiu3 zang1 gaa1 sau1 jap6 ji4 haau2 laap6 ming4 muk6 zing1 do1 di1 seoi3.
    • In order to increase the revenue, the government invents all sorts of pretexts to collect more tax.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    巧立名目搜刮民财
    巧立名目搜刮民財
    qiǎo lì míng mù sōu guā mín cái
    • to extort people's wealth under all sorts of pretexts