created sense approved 红顶商人/紅頂商人 · hóngdǐngshāngrén · businessman with official ties — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
红顶商人 / 紅頂商人
hóngdǐngshāngrén
businessman with official ties
A person who is both a government official and a businessman; also refers to an influential business person with high-level political connections. The term literally refers to the red coral beads worn on the official hats of high-ranking bureaucrats during the Qing dynasty.
红 (literal) → 红/紅 · hóng · red 顶 (literal) → 顶/頂 · dǐng · top 商人 (literal) → 商人 · shāngrén · businessman
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