noun, historical
surcharge on each mu of land (a kind of surtax in the late Qing dynasty)
但是土豪劣紳把持鄉政時加於農民的苛捐如畝捐等，卻因農民運動的興起、土豪劣紳的倒塌而取消，至少也減輕了。
但是土豪劣绅把持乡政时加于农民的苛捐如亩捐等，却因农民运动的兴起、土豪劣绅的倒塌而取消，至少也减轻了。
dàn shì tǔ háo liè shēn bǎ chí xiāng zhèng shí jiā yú nóng mín de kē juān rú mǔ juān děng ， què yīn nóng mín yùn dòng de xīng qǐ ， tǔ háo liè shēn de dǎo tā ér qǔ xiāo ， zhì shǎo yě jiǎn qīng le ． However, the exorbitant levies imposed on the peasants when the local tyrants and evil gentry dominated rural administration, e.g., the surcharge on each mu of land, have been abolished or at least reduced with the rise of the peasant movement and the downfall of the local tyrants and evil gentry.
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
但是土豪劣绅把持乡政时加于农民的苛捐如亩捐等，却因农民运动的兴起、土豪劣绅的倒塌而取消，至少也减轻了。
但是土豪劣紳把持鄉政時加於農民的苛捐如畝捐等，卻因農民運動的興起、土豪劣紳的倒塌而取消，至少也減輕了。
dàn shì tǔ háo liè shēn bǎ chí xiāng zhèng shí jiā yú nóng mín de kē juān rú mǔ juān děng ， què yīn nóng mín yùn dòng de xīng qǐ ， tǔ háo liè shēn de dǎo tā ér qǔ xiāo ， zhì shǎo yě jiǎn qīng le ．
However, the exorbitant levies imposed on the peasants when the local tyrants and evil gentry dominated rural administration, e.g., the surcharge on each mu of land, have been abolished or at least reduced with the rise of the peasant movement and the downfall of the local tyrants and evil gentry.