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官业

English translation: official business


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Chinese term or phrase:官业
English translation:official business
Entered by: Ivan Niu
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02:36 Nov 30, 2011
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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / 电视产品广告语
Chinese term or phrase: 官业
小说
一杆称子
作者:赖和
镇南 威丽村 里,住的人家,大都是勤俭 、耐苦 、平和、顺从 的农民。村中除了包办 官业 的几家势豪 ,从事 公职 的几家下级 官吏 ,其余 都是穷苦 的占多数 。
Ivan Niu
China
Local time: 04:50
official business
Explanation:
Or "government business"
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jarv95888
Local time: 16:50
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thanks
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4 +2official businessjarv95888
4Government officials
Tien Huang


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
official business


Explanation:
Or "government business"

jarv95888
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thanks
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Asker: Thanks, Phil adn Jarv.


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agree  Phil Hand: Most of the people who live in Weili, to the south of the town, are uncomplaining, hard-working, law-abiding farming folk. There are a few bigwigs who make a living off government business, a few low-grade officials, but most families are poor labourers.
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agree  J.H. Wang
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Government officials


Explanation:
百度对“官业”的解释为:
(1).官府里的事务;公务
(2).为官的业绩
(3).政府的产业

但是从该处理解,官业应该是指人,因为人才能成为势豪,所以我对“官业”的理解为当官的


    Reference: http://baike.baidu.com/view/1298818.htm
Tien Huang
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Local time: 04:50
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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