单 身 贵 族

dān shēn guì zúdictionary entry

fig. unmarried person / single person (especially one who is comfortable financially)

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Original source entry:

單身貴族 单身贵族 [dan1 shen1 gui4 zu2] /fig. unmarried person/single person (especially one who is comfortable financially)/

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Other forms in these source records: 單身貴族

单
chán
used in 單于|单于[chán yú]
dān
bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL:個|个[gè]
Shàn
surname Shan
身
shēn
body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158
贵
guì
expensive / (bound form) highly valued; precious / (bound form) noble; of high rank / (prefix) (honorific) your
Guì
short name for Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Guì zhōu]
族
zú
race / nationality / ethnicity / clan / by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)

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