quánmén

权门

Word · NounTraditional權門

powerful families; influential households

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

powerful and influential families; houses of the privileged class

formal

Formal and literary term referring to wealthy families with political power and high social status. Often used in contexts of social climbing or criticizing class privilege.

Tā他
yī一
xīn心
xiǎng想
pān攀
fù附
quán权
mén门
 。

He is intent on attaching himself to powerful families.

Chū出
shēn身
quán权
mén门
bìng并
bù不
yì意
wèi味
zhe着
yī一
dìng定
chéng成
gōng功
 。

Coming from a powerful family does not necessarily guarantee success.

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Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
shēn深
kè刻
jiē揭
lù露
le了
quán权
mén门
háo豪
zú族
de的
fǔ腐
bài败
shēng生
huó活
 。

This novel profoundly exposes the decadent lives of powerful families and wealthy clans.

Tā他
cóng从
bù不
yī依
fù附
quán权
mén门
 ,
jiān坚
chí持
dú独
lì立
chuàng创
zuò作
 。

He never attaches himself to the powerful, insisting on independent creation.