既得利益

jìdélìyì
idiom #58,148

Meanings

  1. 1 vested interest (idiom)
  2. 2 interests already obtained
  3. 3 entrenched privilege

Examples

Gǎigé chùdòng le jìdélìyì jítuán.
The reform upset vested-interest groups.
Tāmen bù yuàn fàngqì zìjǐ de jìdélìyì.
They are unwilling to give up their vested interests.
Rènhé biàngé dōu huì yùdào jìdélìyì de zǔlì.
Any change faces resistance from entrenched interests.

Tips

register
Political and economic register — articles on reform, policy analysis, editorials. Neutral-to-critical tone: the phrase presumes there's something questionable about the interests being protected.
usage
Frequently pairs with 集团 (vested-interest group), 阶层 (class), (those with). Structurally behaves like a noun phrase and can take modifiers or be the subject of a verb.

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