裸官

Mandarin · pinyin luǒ guān

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  1. Communist Party official whose wife and children have left China to reside in a foreign country
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裸
luǒ · bare, nude; undress, strip
官
guān · official, public servant
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3–1 · luo3 guan1

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noun

  1. (neologism) naked official (Communist Party of China officials who stay in mainland China while their wives and children reside abroad)

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