They have been mentioned more than 56 million times on Sina Weibo, China's Twitter. Everyone wants to be their friend, but no one likes them. They seem to be everywhere, throwing around their newly minted renminbi and well-used UnionPay debit cards; yet they are elusive and shun the media. Their love for bling has become the backbone of the global luxury goods industry, yet they are also the subject of disdain, the butt of jokes, the punching bag for that which is offensive to good taste.

　　他们在新浪微博上被提及超过5600万次;人人都想和他们成为朋友，却没人真的喜欢他们;他们无处不在，挥霍崭新的人民币、刷爆银联的借记卡;同时他们又行踪诡秘、躲躲闪闪。他们喜欢亮闪闪华丽丽的东西，这种嗜好已经成为全球奢侈品行业的支柱;同时他们又品味极差，并且因此遭到鄙视、嘲笑和抨击。

　　They are the tuhao -- tu means dirt or uncouth; hao means splendor -- and they are the Beverly Hillbillies of China.

　　他们是“土豪”——“土”意味着土气和粗野，豪意味着奢华、霸气——他们是中国的“贝弗利山人”。

　　小编注：Beverly Hillbillies《贝弗利山人》是美国的一部著名情景喜剧，讲述一家暴发户迁到富豪名人聚居的贝弗利山庄居住的故事。

　　Tuhao once meant rich landowner -- the villainous landed gentry and class enemy of communist China's proletariat -- but the term's modern revival began with a popular joke that made its rounds on Chinese social media in early September. A young man asks a Zen master, "I'm wealthy but unhappy. What should I do?" The Zen master responds, "Define 'wealthy.'" The young man answers, "I have millions in the bank and three apartments in central Beijing. Is that wealthy?" The Zen master silently holds out a hand, inspiring the young man to a realization: "Master, are you telling me that I should be thankful and give back?" The Zen master says, "No … Tuhao, can I become your friend?"

　　土豪旧指富有的地主——恶毒的有产乡绅，中国无产阶级同志的阶级敌人——这个概念重新走红，是由于9月初中国社交媒体上一个广为流传的笑话。一个青年人问禅师，“我很富有，却不开心。我该怎么办呢?”阐师答曰：“何谓 ‘富有’?”年轻人回答说，“我有千百万的银行存款，在北京中心城区有三套房子。这可以称为富有了吧?”禅师默然、握住青年人的手。青年醍醐灌顶似的顿悟道：“大师，您是想告诉我，我应该心存感恩，回报他人吗?” 禅师说，“不是……我是想说，土豪，我们可以做朋友吗?”

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