liè
shēn

common
noun

Meaning of 劣绅

劣绅 means evil gentry; bad local magnate; wicked squire. Pronounced liè shēn.

  • evil gentry; bad local magnate; wicked squire

Definitions & Examples

ge
liè
shēn
gōu
jié
guān
 
xiāng
 

That evil squire colluded with officials and oppressed the local villagers.

Zài
mìng
nián
dài
 
dǎo
háo
liè
shēn
shì
zhòng
yào
de
kǒu
hào
 

During the revolutionary era, 'down with the local tyrants and evil gentry' was an important slogan.

Zhè
běn
xiǎo
shuō
shēng
dòng
de
miáo
huì
le
ge
liè
shēn
de
chǒu
è
zuǐ
liǎn
 

This novel vividly portrays the ugly face of an evil gentry.