street people; noisy neighborhood kids
Derogatory term for people, especially children, who spend a lot of time playing or making noise in residential streets, often seen as a nuisance by neighbors.
The noisy neighborhood kids are so loud that I can hear them even with the windows closed.
The parents of those street kids don't tell their children not to play in the road.
highway tribe; road construction lobby
Refers to a group of politicians or interest groups that strongly support highway construction projects; often used critically. Compare with 建設族.
See also: 建設族
The highway tribe lawmakers are pushing for the construction of a new expressway.
Compound of 道路 (road) and 族 (tribe, group), used in both a derogatory sense for noisy street-dwellers and a political sense for highway construction advocates.