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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 par·ve·nu /ˈpɑrvəˌnu, ˌnju/
 暴發戶

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Par·ve·nu n.  An upstart; a man newly risen into notice.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 parvenu
      adj 1: characteristic of someone who has risen economically or
             socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for
             this new position [syn: nouveau-riche, parvenue, upstart(a)]
      2: of or characteristic of a parvenu [syn: parvenue]
      n : a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status
          but has not gained social acceptance of others in that
          class [syn: upstart, nouveau-riche, arriviste]