nail house
English
editEtymology
editCalque from Chinese 釘子戶/钉子户 (dīngzihù).
Noun
editnail house (plural nail houses)
- A private home whose owner refuses to move to clear way for new real estate developments despite offers of small monetary sums from a private developer or expropriation attempts by the government.
Translations
edithouse whose owner refuses to move to clear way for new real estate developments