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Chinese term
富二代
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家族企業並不像外人所想的「富二代」 . . .
This is sometimes translated as the 'rich second generation.' While that is okay, it doesn't quite have the catchiness or ease of use of the Chinese. In addition, it doesn't really capture much of the connotation of the Chinese--the assumption that these people are spoiled or what not.
Thanks in advance.
This is sometimes translated as the 'rich second generation.' While that is okay, it doesn't quite have the catchiness or ease of use of the Chinese. In addition, it doesn't really capture much of the connotation of the Chinese--the assumption that these people are spoiled or what not.
Thanks in advance.
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Domenico Zhou
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silver-spoon kids
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Maybe there is some kind of irony-style...
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Comment: "I think this does a better job of encapsulating the meaning. Thx"
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rich second generation
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富二代. 生词本. <名> affluent 2nd generation； rich second generation； 指80年代
出生、继承上亿家产的富家子女. 去句库对比释义用法>>. 报 错 ...
“富二代”与“贫二代”-英语点津 - China Daily
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2009年9月18日 ... 在上面的报道中，rich second generation就是如今的“富二代”，而poor second
generation（贫二代）则是从rich second generation衍生出的字眼。
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富二代. 生词本. <名> affluent 2nd generation； rich second generation； 指80年代
出生、继承上亿家产的富家子女. 去句库对比释义用法>>. 报 错 ...
“富二代”与“贫二代”-英语点津 - China Daily
www.chinadaily.com.cn/language_tips/.../content_8707208.htm - 頁庫存檔 - 類似內容
2009年9月18日 ... 在上面的报道中，rich second generation就是如今的“富二代”，而poor second
generation（贫二代）则是从rich second generation衍生出的字眼。
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Haiyang Chu
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Second-generation Rich
Short for "the second generation of the rich", I suppose.
Or just use "the second generation of the rich".
Or just use "the second generation of the rich".
Example sentence:
Fuerdai (Chinese: 富二代; pinyin: Fù\'èrdài) is a Chinese term, which means \'the second generation of the rich\'. This term is currently often expressed in the Chinese media and everyday discussions in mainland China, as it incorporates some of the
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pampered offsprings
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William Xie
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second generation of nouveau riche
The first generation by definition is called nouveau riche, please see the reference below.
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Discussion
That being said, if this term is going to be repeated throughout the text, you might want to consider using the name in Pinyin, i.e. Fuerdai followed by a brief explanation (and you might want to include the connotation if you like) in brackets during its first use and then simply Fuerdai throughout the rest of the texts. English allows borrowings of foreign words so long as they are properly defined or explained, isn't it?
EDITED TO ADD: You might also want to refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuerdai