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Nouveau riche (Chinese: 土豪; pinyin: tuhao)

The tuhao originally meant a rich and powerful person or family in a certain town or area, with a negative connotation in Chinese. Nowadays, it has become a general term used by people to describe those who live beyond their means.

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