客家佔地主

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Chinese[edit]

Hakka; frugal
 
to occupy; to constitute; to make up
to occupy; to constitute; to make up; to account; to observe; to divine
owner of real estate; landowner; landlord
trad. (客家佔地主/客家占地主) 客家 / 地主
simp. (客家占地主) 客家 地主

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客家佔地主

  1. (Cantonese) Hakka people change from being guests to being dominant over the local people (i.e. the Yue-speaking people)
  2. (Cantonese, by extension) a presumptuous guest usurps the host's role
    Synonym: 喧賓奪主喧宾夺主 (xuānbīnduózhǔ)