绅

乡绅

xiāng shēn

a scholar or government official living in one's village

劣绅

liè shēn

evil gentry

土豪劣绅

tǔ háo liè shēn

local bosses, shady gentry (idiom); dominant local mafia

太平绅士

tài píng shēn shì

Justice of the Peace (JP)

绅士

shēn shì

gentleman

豪绅

háo shēn

local despot