他有靠山 他有警察做靠山
“He has a backer. He has the police as his backer.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他 有靠山 他有警察 做靠山
“He has a backer. He has the police as his backer.”
警察靠山
“The police?”
“Back off, we cannot touch him because the law is on his side.”
The concept of 'kaoshan' reflects the reliance on relational power and patronage networks in Chinese society, where informal protection often shields individuals from accountability.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
backer; patron; support system
A highly productive metaphor literally meaning 'backing mountain', used to denote powerful figures providing protection or patronage.
to act as a backer or patron
Used in the pattern 'A 做 B 的靠山' or '有 A 做靠山' to describe who provides political, financial, or institutional backing.