暴发户
bào​fā​hù

nouveau riche

  • created sense approved 暴发户/暴發戶 · bào​fā​hù · nouveau riche — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    暴发户 / 暴發戶

    bào​fā​hù

    nouveau riche

    A person or family who has suddenly become wealthy or powerful, often used to imply a lack of social grace or taste; upstart; parvenu

    暴发 (literal) → 暴发/暴發 · bào​fā · to suddenly become rich 户 (bound) → 户/戶 · hù · household

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense