太子党

See also: 太子黨

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 太子黨 (“Crown Prince Party; The Princelings; the children of the People's Republic of China's communist elites”).
(This term is the simplified form of 太子黨).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
たい
Grade: 2

Grade: 1
とう
Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
太子黨 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Chinese 太子党 (Tàizǐdǎng), applying the expected on'yomi readings of the characters. Attested in Japanese since at least 1993.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ta̠iɕito̞ː]

Noun

(たい)()(とう) • (taishitō

  1. the Princelings, the Crown Prince Party, the children of the People's Republic of China's communist elites

References

  1. ^ DataPal 98-99, electronic version, Shogakukan, 1998