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Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. Connections; relationships; one's social or business network.
Etymologies
- From Sinitic trad. 關係, simpl. 关系 (guānxi), literally relation connection. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“That answer would take volumes to answer properly, but in short, its what the Chinese call guanxi, or "relationships" and thus what goes around...comes around.”
“And as the children of peasants or factory workers, they lack the essential social lubricant known as guanxi, or personal connections, that greases the way for the offspring of China's nouveau riche and the politically connected.”
“He says Americans need to understand the importance of building so-called guanxi (pronounced GWAN-she).”
“guanxi" - gaining favor through networking and relationship-building.”
“There is an emphasis throughout the book on the Chinese notion of "guanxi," the idea of family and friends being interconnected and committed to supporting each other.”
The Huffington Post: One For The Table: The Last Chinese Chef
“If a company from Minneapolis sees the benefits for their business and presence in China, why can't other companies see the obvious benefits and "guanxi" (relationships) that the expo will create.”
“For all our self-criticism, Americans are amateurs at the "guanxi" game as it's played in Asia, where cabinet members take money to do drop-bys at weddings.”
“Mr. Bai says he already has the "guanxi," or connections, to sell his tea.”
“The heavy sentences for bribery and industrial espionage serve as a warning for firms wading into treacherous waters in the emerging giant, where "guanxi" (connections) are vital, sharp practice is common and laws ill-defined.”
“The heavy sentences for bribery and industrial espionage serve as a warning for firms wading into treacherous waters in the emerging giant, where "guanxi" (connections) are vital, sharp practice is common and laws are ill-defined.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘guanxi’.
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Say it Frenchie
A list of foreign or foreign based words
ce soir, vous allez, voudrais, imbroglio, zeitgeist, umami, gastronomique, schadenfreude, waldeinsamkeit, ilunga, taarradhin, litost and 18 more...
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Hard to Translate
Words which exceed the common problems one finds in translation.
radioustukacz, shlimazl, gezellig, saudade, selathirupavar, pochernuchka, klloshar, ilunga, filotimo, plenipotentiary, taarradhin, guanxi and 33 more...
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discoveries
These are lexical items new to me that I've discovered in actual use (i.e. not in dictionaries, lists, or this site).
Looking back over this list, I haven't the slightest idea what mos...haymow, hawsepipe, stridor, bariatric, autotelic, apotropaic, cyanotype, tourelle, autobody, zudecca, stifado, corbeille and 1073 more...
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patterns
ergodic, stochastic, stereopsis, echolocation, holocation, broker, map, intarsia, encipher, ocellus, muslin, mandelbrot set and 159 more...
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johnmperry's list
chiv, kushti, knobkerry, intensifier, determiner, cop out, ftse, putonghua, prince albert, roro, mimer, mimir and 210 more...
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Australian
words not found in other
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scrabbleabdul, abdulled, abdulling, abi, abiu, ablactate, absinthial, absinthian, absoluter, acalypha, acanthodian, acaroids and 5128 more...
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foreign affairs
abacost, abra, zamindar, wampum, chobdar, chota-hazri, chandoo, dacoit, Devanagari, dewan, gen-gen, gharry and 87 more...
Tweets
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pspealman According to Christopher J. Moore - this word also has connotations similar to the Mafia's use of 'favors'. One can accumulate guanxi and spend guanxi like social currency. Dec 7, 2008
johnmperry (pronounced /gwænʃi:/) Chinese 关系 = connections, relationships Jul 22, 2008