English Dictionary

sandwich class

名詞

香港英語 シンガポール英語 くだけた表現

(Singapore, Hong Kong, informal) The middle class; specifically those who are too wealthy to qualify for welfare schemes but not rich enough to afford non-subsidized housing, access further opportunities or maintain lifestyle expectations.

日本語の意味

シンガポールや香港の非公式な用法で、福祉受給資格には届かないが、非補助住宅を手に入れる、あるいはさらなる機会を享受する経済力は持たず、生活水準を維持するのに十分とは言えない中間的な経済層を指す。

As a member of the sandwich class, she juggled paying for her children's education and her aging parents' medical bills.

中間層の一員として、彼女は子どもの教育費と高齢の両親の医療費の支払いを両立させていた。

意味（1）

(Singapore, Hong Kong, informal) The middle class; specifically those who are too wealthy to qualify for welfare schemes but not rich enough to afford non-subsidized housing, access further opportunities or maintain lifestyle expectations.

Although the conditions were generally poor, the rent was extremely low. In the 1970s, for example, the Home Ownership Scheme was introduced to help the middle-income group (sometimes called the sandwich class).

sandwich classes （ plural ）