despotic gentry; local tyrant
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
despotic gentry; local tyrant; (in old times) a gentry who bullied the people by relying on feudal power
archaicA historical term referring to the oppressive landlord class or local bullies in pre-revolutionary China. Often appears in historical accounts, literature, and discussions of China's feudal past.
Xiǎo小
shuō说
zhōng中
miáo描
xiě写
le了
pín贫
kǔ苦
nóng农
mín民
rú如
hé何
fǎn反
kàng抗
háo豪
shēn绅
de的
yā压
pò迫
。
The novel describes how poor peasants resisted the oppression of despotic gentry.
Nà那
ge个
shí时
dài代
de的
háo豪
shēn绅
yǔ与
guān官
fǔ府
gōu勾
jié结
，
yú鱼
ròu肉
xiāng乡
lǐ里
。
The despotic gentry of that era colluded with government officials to exploit the local people.
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Zài在
tǔ土
dì地
gǎi改
gé革
yùn运
dòng动
zhōng中
，
háo豪
shēn绅
de的
shì势
lì力
bèi被
chè彻
dǐ底
chǎn铲
chú除
。
During the land reform movement, the power of the despotic gentry was completely eradicated.