单身贵族

單身貴族

dānshēn guìzú

noun

Measure Word

一个单身贵族 gè

Meanings

1 "single aristocrat"
2 happily single person; unmarried by choice

Characters

noble; expensive

Examples

她三十五了还是个单身贵族。

Tā sānshíwǔ le háishì ge dānshēn guìzú.

She's thirty-five and still a "single aristocrat."

比起将就，我宁愿当单身贵族。

Bǐqǐ jiāngjiù, wǒ nìngyuàn dāng dānshēn guìzú.

Rather than settle, I'd rather stay happily single.

Tips

usage

Ironic counterpoint to 剩女 ("leftover woman") and 光棍 ("bare branch"). Frames singlehood as a freedom-and-disposable-income lifestyle rather than a failure.

Stroke Order

单 dān

身 shēn

贵 guì

族 zú