nail house

English

Etymology

Calque from Chinese 釘子戶／钉子户 (dīngzihù).

Noun

nail house (plural nail houses)

1. 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

house whose owner refuses to move to clear way for new real estate developments

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 釘子戶／钉子户 (zh) (dīngzihù)

• Finnish: naulatalo (rare, only in reference to the Chinese phenomenon)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

See also

• holdout