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暴發戶

简暴发户 · 繁暴發戶

Mandarin · pinyin bào fā hù

newly rich
parvenu
upstart

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暴: bào · violent, brutal, tyrannical
發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
戶: Look up this written character
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair
户: hù · door; family

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4–1–4 · bao4 fa1 hu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bou6 faat3 wu6

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noun

parvenu; nouveau riche; new money

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