Definition
b.f.
(bound form) valve(bound form) powerful family or clique (e.g. 军阀 warlord, 财阀 plutocrat)
Examples
- ，。Zhège ānquán fá yǐjīng sǔnhuài le, xūyào mǎshàng gēnghuàn.This safety valve is damaged and needs to be replaced immediately.
- 阀。Mínguó shíqī de fá hùnzhàn ràng bǎixìng shēnghuó shífēn jiānnán.The warlord conflicts during the Republican era made life extremely hard for the common people.
- 阀。Nàge guójiā de jīngjì bèi jǐ gè dà fá kòngzhì zhe.That country's economy is controlled by several plutocrats.
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