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土豪劣绅

tǔ háo liè shēndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
local bosses, shady gentry (idiom) / dominant local mafia
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-186c20b59106b973. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

土豪劣紳 土豪劣绅 [tu3 hao2 lie4 shen1] /local bosses, shady gentry (idiom); dominant local mafia/

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Other forms in these source records: 土豪劣紳

  • 土
    tǔ

    earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn]

    Tǔ

    surname Tu / Tu ethnic group

  • 豪
    háo

    grand / heroic

  • 劣
    liè

    inferior

  • 绅
    shēn

    member of gentry

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