| 单词 | little emperor |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslittle emperor little emperor n. depreciative (in China) an indulged or spoilt only child; (later also more generally) any spoilt child.In China, frequently seen as a consequence of the government's family planning policy (introduced in 1979) of restricting most families to one child only. [After Chinese xiǎohuángdì spoilt child (1983 or earlier; earlier as a derogatory term for petty or illegitimate leaders and also in sense ‘child emperor’; < xiǎo small + huángdì emperor).] ΚΠ 1986 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 27 Jan. 2/3 In Peking parks, parents and grandparents are often spotted..fawning in a way that has earned only children the nickname ‘xiao huangdi’ or ‘the little emperor’. 1992 W. Jankowiak in B. S. Hewlett Father-Child Relations xvi. 360 The popular Chinese press and magazines are filled with stories of urban parents complaining that their child has become a ‘little emperor’ who is spoiled and no longer listens to them. 2013 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 2 Nov. 28 That tiresome, unnaturally loud voice a certain breed of parent tends to use when trailing their loathsome little emperors..round John Lewis on a Saturday morning. < as lemmas |
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