太子党

See also: 太子黨

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

Japanese
Kanji in this term
太 子 党
たい
Grade: 2		 し
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

太(たい)子(し)党(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
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