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鄉紳

简乡绅 · 繁鄉紳

Mandarin · pinyin xiāng shēn

a scholar or government official living in one's village
a village gentleman
squire

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紳: Look up this written character
乡: xiāng · country; rural; village
绅: shēn · girdle; tie, bind; gentry

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1–1 · xiang1 shen1

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hoeng1 san1

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noun

squire; person of high social standing who lives in the countryside

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