Fu'er dai

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A Fu'er dai , also Fu er dai , Fuerdai or Fù'èrdài (from the Chinese Mandarin : 富 二代, Pinyin : Fù'èrdài: "rich second generation"), is an upstart of a Chinese who became wealthy in the first generation Family. He is assumed to be unable to adapt to the (upscale) social environment he thinks he is striving for through his wealth or to behave in the “better circles” of a society.

It corresponds to the western image of a nouveau riche or a parvenu who has monetary wealth, but is (remained) culturally, intellectually or socially poor and whose rise in the social hierarchy based solely on economic success (his parents) through pomp without actually being accepted.

In China, too, "Fu 'er Dais" are increasingly criticized not only because of their behavior, but also because of their (assumed) special relationships with the communist government, which they are supposed to privilege, spare or even protect.

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Individual evidence

  1. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2013-04/12/content_16395339.htm

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