鄉紳
xiāng​shēn

country gentleman

  • created sense approved 乡绅/鄉紳 · xiāng​shēn · country gentleman — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    乡绅 / 鄉紳

    xiāng​shēn

    country gentleman

    a scholar or former government official living in a village; a local member of the gentry who was traditionally respected in their community; a squire

    乡 (literal) → 乡/鄉 · xiāng · countryside 绅 (bound) → 绅/紳 · shēn · gentleman

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    created sense