- 纨绔子弟 wánkùzǐdì playboyhedonistic son of rich parents
- 误人子弟 wùrénzǐdì harm studentsto hamper the progress of students or harm the younger generation's future through poor teaching or negligence
- 梨园子弟 líyuánzǐdì opera performersChinese opera performers
- 纨裤子弟 wánkùzǐdì dandyA pampered son of a wealthy family who lives a life of leisure and dissipation.
- 八旗子弟 Bāqízǐdì bannerman childA descendant or child of a Manchu bannerman family belonging to the Eight Banners nobility in the Qing Dynasty.
- 故家子弟 gùjiāzǐdì sciondescended from an old and established family