rich person; wealthy landlord
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
a rich person; a wealthy landlord
neutralHistorically often refers to a land-owning, wealthy individual, sometimes implying a degree of exploitation or miserliness. Less common in modern urban contexts.
Tā他
cóng从
qián前
shì是
gè个
lìn吝
sè啬
de的
tǔ土
cái财
zhu主
。
He used to be a stingy local rich landlord.
Nà那
ge个
dà大
cái财
zhu主
yōng拥
yǒu有
zhèn镇
shàng上
yī一
bàn半
de的
tǔ土
dì地
。
That big wealthy landlord owned half the land in the town.
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Cái财
zhu主
jiā家
bàn办
xǐ喜
shì事
，
pái排
chang场
hěn很
dà大
。
The rich family held a lavish wedding celebration.
Lǎo老
cái财
zhu主
bǎ把
qián钱
dōu都
cáng藏
zài在
dì地
jiào窖
lǐ里
。
The old miser hid all his money in the cellar.
Zài在
jiù旧
shè社
huì会
，
pín贫
nóng农
jīng经
cháng常
yào要
xiàng向
cái财
zhu主
zū租
dì地
。
In the old society, poor peasants often had to rent land from wealthy landlords.