Refers to male offspring in royal or noble families, signaling future influence or power.

Noble Lineage

Emphasizes the potential of a princeling to inherit titles or positions from their royal parent.

Hereditary Significance

The word carries a sense of grandeur and prominence associated with royalty.

Regal Connotations

In China, princeling indicates the person's high-status political lineage, not royalty.

Political Status

Modern context usage differs from historical roots, often used in political discussions.

Contemporary Usage

Suggests unwritten authority derived from familial connections in the Chinese elite.

Implicit Power

 And so it's very simple, because even the top leaders were fed up with this guy, this independent kingdom. So they want an excuse -- public opinion is a very good excuse to punish him. But also, the Bo Xilai case recently, very big news, he's a princeling.

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 simple because even the top leaders was fed up with this guy this independent kingdom so they want his cues so public opinion is very good excuse to punish him but also the like his recently very big news he's princeling

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