Idiom
little emperor
Meaning
In contemporary China, a child with no siblings who is regarded as overly protected and spoiled. (Seen as belonging to a generation which is a product of China's "one-child" policy.)
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The boy acts like a little emperor at home.”
“Because his parents and grandparents give him everything he wants, he has become a little emperor.”
“Sociologists often analyze how the one-child policy fostered the rise of the little emperor, a generation defined by intense parental focus and high expectations.”
Examples
simple
“The boy acts like a little emperor at home.”
contextual
“Because his parents and grandparents give him everything he wants, he has become a little emperor.”
complex
“Sociologists often analyze how the one-child policy fostered the rise of the little emperor, a generation defined by intense parental focus and high expectations.”
Origin
A calque of Chinese 小皇帝 (xiǎohuángdì).
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