趙家人

See also: 赵家人

Chinese

		surname	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools	man; person; people
trad. (趙家人)		趙	家	人
simp. (赵家人)		赵	家	人
Literally: “member of the Zhao family”.

Etymology

A reference to Lu Xun's novel The True Story of Ah Q, named after the character 趙太爺 (“Great-grandfather Zhao”), who was depicted as a bigwig in the novel.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Zhàojiārén

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄚㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ziu⁶ gaa¹ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Zhàojiārén
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄚㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jhàojiarén
  - Wade–Giles: Chao⁴-chia¹-jên²
  - Yale: Jàu-jyā-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jawjiaren
  - Palladius: Чжаоцзяжэнь (Čžaoczjažɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ziu⁶ gaa¹ jan⁴
  - Yale: jiuh gā yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dziu⁶ gaa¹ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: jiu⁶ ga¹ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːu̯²² kaː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

Noun

趙家人

(derogatory, slang) rich and powerful families in China; people who are able to use their connections to retain power or amass enormous wealth in business in the current regime

See also

趙國／赵国 (Zhàoguó)

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