太子党

See also: 太子黨

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 太子党 – see 太子黨 (“Crown Prince Party; The Princelings; the children of the People's Republic of China's communist elites”). (This term is the simplified form of 太子黨).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
太	子	党
たい Grade: 2	し Grade: 1	とう Grade: 6
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
太子黨 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Chinese 太子党 (Tàizǐdǎng), applying the expected on'yomi readings of the characters. Attested in Japanese since at least 1993.

Noun

太(たい)子(し)党(とう) • (taishitō) 

1. the Princelings, the Crown Prince Party, the children of the People's Republic of China's communist elites