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　　A new word has suddenly become wildly popular in China—“tuhao”．

　　It's being used to describe __1__ from the new building of People's Daily to expensive __2__ weddings full of millionaires, and the new gold­colored iPhone.

　　In Chinese “tu” means __3__， and “hao” means rich. To say someone is tuhao is to __4__ they come from a poor __5__ background, and have made it rich quick—but don't quite have the manners to __6__ it.

　　“Tuhao” is __7__ an old word—dating back perhaps as __8__ as the Southern Dynasty 1,500 years ago—but __9__ has always meant something rather different. During the communist revolution, from the 1920s to early 1950s, it was widely used to refer to landholders and the gentry (乡绅) who would often do bad things to those __10__ them.

　　This new usage of the term __11__ in September after a widely­shared __12__ about a rich, but __13__ man, who went to a Buddhist monk for advice, __14__ to be told how to live a more simple life. The monk replied __15__ with the phrase “Tuhao, let's be friends！”

　　Chinese __16__ users are highly creative in their use of language, and are __17__ inventing, and reinventing words as a way of getting past censorship (审查) rules. But in this __18__， its popularity seems to be down to the fact __19__ it encapsulates (概括) China's changing society so well—many people laugh at those with wealth, but are __20__ jealous.

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