官二代

guānèrdài
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 children of officials
  2. 2 second-generation officialdom

Examples

Tā bèi bào chū shì guān'èrdài, yǐnfā le wǎngluò rèyì.
It was revealed he's the child of an official, sparking heated online discussion.
Dàjiā tǎoyàn guān'èrdài xuànyào quánlì.
People dislike officials' kids flaunting their power.

Tips

culture
Coined by analogy with 富二代. Carries a strongly negative tone — implies privilege and unearned connections through a parent's official post. The 2010 '' incident (a driver's son shouting 'My dad is Li Gang!' after a fatal collision) became the defining 官二代 scandal.

Stroke Order

guān
èr
dài