1. 裙带：在这里,存在的分歧主要在于中国正在建立的是什么类型的资本主义,是国家资本主义、官僚资本主义,还是原始积累资本主义、野蛮资本主义,或者是裙带(crony)资本主义、人造/合成(ersatz)资本主义(Yoshihara,1988;Pei,1999;
2. 密友：cronk 不确实的 | crony 密友 | cronyism 任用亲信
3. 亲密的朋友,老朋友：cronism裙带关系 | crony亲密的朋友,老朋友 | gavel小木槌;强行要求
4. 亲信：亲中团体pro-Beijing grou | 亲信crony | 亲密战将、心腹、亲信right-hand man
1. 好友;密友;(尤指)狐朋狗友
You can refer to friends that someone spends a lot of time with as their cronies, especially when you disapprove of them.
e.g. He returned from a lunchtime drinking session with his business cronies.
中午跟那帮生意上的朋友喝完酒后，他回来了。