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裙帶關係

简裙带关系 · 繁裙帶關係

Mandarin · pinyin qún dài guān xi

(idiom) favoritism shown to sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative
(idiom) (by extension) favoritism towards relatives, friends or associates

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裙: qún · skirt, apron, petticoat
帶: Look up this written character
關: Look up this written character
係: Look up this written character
带: dài · belt, girdle, band, strap, zone
关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation
系: xì · system; line, link, connection

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2–4–1–5 · qun2 dai4 guan1 xi5

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kwan4 daai3 gwaan1 hai6

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noun

(derogatory) cronyism; nepotism

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