bǎng​zhuāng

to secure local power brokers

  • created reference approved 绑桩/綁樁 → 桩脚/樁腳 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    绑桩 / 綁樁 bǎng​zhuāng

    桩脚 / 樁腳 zhuāng​jiǎo

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 绑桩/綁樁 · bǎng​zhuāng · to secure local power brokers — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    绑桩 / 綁樁

    bǎng​zhuāng

    to secure local power brokers

    (Taiwan, politics) to use benefits or favors to lock in the support of influential local leaders [[桩脚|樁腳|zhuang1 jiao3]] during an election campaign

    绑 (literal) → 绑/綁 · bǎng · to tie 桩 (literal) → 桩/樁 · zhuāng · stake

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 绑桩/綁樁 · bǎng​zhuāng · to buy off decision makers — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    绑桩 / 綁樁

    bǎng​zhuāng

    to buy off decision makers

    (Taiwan, commerce) to curry favor with or influence key people in a bidding process to ensure winning a contract or tender

    绑 (literal) → 绑/綁 · bǎng · to tie 桩 (literal) → 桩/樁 · zhuāng · stake

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

    created sense