单词 | narikin |
释义 | ‖ narikin|ˈnærɪkɪn| [Jap.] In Japan, a wealthy parvenu.
1920Glasgow Herald 2 Sept. 7 ‘Narikin’, or mushroom millionaires, have spent their rapidly amassed fortunes on extravagant living. 1923in J. Manchon Le Slang 203. 1933 Times Lit. Suppl. 16 Nov. 784/3 Narikin..as commonly used is..a term of reproach, applied to those nouveaux riches who made rapid fortunes as profiteers of the War. 1946R. Benedict Chrysanthemum & Sword (1947) iv. 95 Narikin is often translated ‘nouveau riche’ but that does not do justice to the Japanese feeling... A narikin is a term taken from Japanese chess and means a pawn promoted to queen. |

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