fishing tyrant; exploitative fishing boss
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
local tyrant in fishing communities who owns boats/nets or runs fish markets to exploit fishermen
formalA historical term primarily referring to the exploitative class in pre-1949 Chinese fishing communities. Carries strong negative connotations of class oppression.
Jiě解
fàng放
qián前
，
yú渔
bà霸
cán残
kù酷
bō剥
xuē削
yú渔
mín民
。
Before liberation, fishing tyrants cruelly exploited fishermen.
Tā他
zǔ祖
fù父
shì是
dāng当
dì地
yǒu有
míng名
de的
yú渔
bà霸
，
yōng拥
yǒu有
jǐ几
shí十
tiáo条
yú渔
chuán船
。
His grandfather was a notorious local fishing boss who owned dozens of fishing boats.
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Nà那
gè个
yú渔
bà霸
chú除
le了
zhàn占
yǒu有
yú渔
chuán船
，
hái还
kāi开
yú鱼
háng行
lǒng垄
duàn断
jià价
gé格
。
That fishing tyrant not only owned fishing boats but also ran a fish market to monopolize prices.