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太子黨

简太子党 · 繁太子黨

Mandarin · pinyin tài zǐ dǎng

princelings, descendants of senior communist officials (PRC)

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太: tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
黨: Look up this written character
党: dǎng · political party, gang, faction

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4–3–3 · tai4 zi3 dang3

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taai3 zi2 dong2

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Crown Prince Party; The Princelings; the children of the People's Republic of China's communist elites

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