樁腳

See also: 桩脚

Chinese

		item; stump; stake item; stump; stake; pile	role; foot; base
trad. (樁腳)		樁	腳
simp. (桩脚)		桩	脚

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.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuāngjiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄤ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuāngjiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄤ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuangjiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chuang¹-chiao³
    • Yale: jwāng-jyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juangjeau
    • Palladius: чжуанцзяо (čžuanczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

樁腳

1. (Taiwanese Mandarin) special interests

Usage notes

• One example would be a union representative who promises to influence the votes of union members toward a specific candidate in exchange for the politician's vote for legislation that would be beneficial to the union in question.

Related terms

• 綁樁／绑桩 (bǎngzhuāng)
• 綁樁腳／绑桩脚