桩脚
樁腳Meanings
CC-CEDICT
- 1.pier foundation (architecture)
- 2.(Tw) politically influential figure enlisted to support one side in an election
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Wiktionary
- 1.special interests
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Etymology
* A reference to Min Nan 縛柱仔腳 /缚柱仔脚 (pa̍k thiāu-á-kha, literally “to tie the base of the piles together”). A metaphor for when a politician earmarks money in a budget in order to benefit key supporters (such as local political leaders, companies with government contracts etc) in return for their political support, either in the form of campaign contributions or votes.
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT