趙家人
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See also: 赵家人
Chinese
| surname | home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools |
man; person; people | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jhàojiarén
- Wade–Giles: Chao4-chia1-jên2
- Yale: Jàu-jyā-rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jawjiaren
- Palladius: Чжаоцзяжэнь (Čžaoczjažɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ziu6 gaa1 jan4
- Yale: jiuh gā yàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: dziu6 gaa1 jan4
- Guangdong Romanization: jiu6 ga1 yen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siːu̯²² kaː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
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