土豪劣紳 tǔ háo liè shēn

DEFINITIONS

  1. local bosses, shady gentry (idiom); dominant local mafia

CHARACTERS

土 tǔ
HSK 5
soil, earth; items made of earth
豪 háo
HSK 5
brave, heroic, chivalrous
劣 liè
HSK 5
bad, inferior; slightly
紳 shēn girdle; tie, bind; gentry