趙家人
See also: 赵家人
Chinese
surname | home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools | man; person; people | ||
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trad. (趙家人) | 趙 | 家 | 人 | |
simp. (赵家人) | 赵 | 家 | 人 | |
Literally: “member of the Zhao family”. |
Etymology
A reference to Lu Xun's novel The True Story of Ah Q, named after the character 趙太爺 (“Great-grandfather Zhao”), who was depicted as a bigwig in the novel.
Pronunciation
Noun
趙家人
- (derogatory, slang) rich and powerful families in China; people who are able to use their connections to retain power or amass enormous wealth in business in the current regime
See also
- 趙國/赵国 (Zhàoguó)