e/Gentry (China)

Information
has gloss	eng: In imperial China, gentry were the class of landowners who were retired mandarins or their descendants. Their power and influence eclipsed that of the Chinese nobility during the Sui and Tang dynasties when the civil service exam replaced the nine-rank system which favored nobles.
lexicalization	eng: gentry
instance of	e/Social group

Meaning
Russian
has gloss	rus: Шэньши (кит.: 绅士; Pinyin: shēnshì; буквально — «учёные мужи, носящие широкий пояс» (в древности служивший символом власти)) — одно из четырех официально признанных сословий в имперском Китае.
lexicalization	rus: шэньши

Media
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