高车驷马 — “Refers to the lavish lifestyle”
高车驷马 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to the lavish lifestyle”. Extravagance, and grand equipage of high-ranking officials and nobles in former times. Literally, “High carriage, four-horse team”.
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那个年代，能坐上高车驷马的人家，非富即贵，令人羡慕。
In those times, families able to ride in high carriages drawn by four horses were either rich or noble, evoking envy.
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- gāo高xià下rèn任xīn心know how to manage matters skillfully
- gāo高xià下qí其shǒu手collude in wrongdoing
- gāo高xià下zài在kǒu口make arbitrary judgments
- gāo高xià下zài在xīn心To have a well-thought-out plan
- gāo高xià下zài在shǒu手manipulate outcomes for illicit gains
- gāo高bù不còu凑dī低bù不jiù就too demanding, unable to find a match
- gāo高bù不còu凑，，dī低bù不jiù就unable to achieve high, unwilling to settle low
- gāo高bù不kě可pān攀too high to reach or approach
- gāo高bù不kě可dēng登too high to reach
- gāo高bù不chéng成dī低bù不jiù就too ambitious for low, not qualified for high
- gāo高bù不chéng成，，dī低bù不jiù就Too choosy for high, too proud for low
- gāo高bù不còu辏dī低bù不jiù就too picky to find anything suitable
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What does 高车驷马 mean?
高车驷马 (gāo chē sì mǎ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to the lavish lifestyle”.
How do you pronounce 高车驷马?
高车驷马 is pronounced gāo chē sì mǎ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 高车驷马 literally mean?
Literally, 高车驷马 means “High carriage, four-horse team”. It is used to mean “refers to the lavish lifestyle”.
What is the Chinese definition of 高车驷马?
四匹马驾驶的、车盖很高的车。旧时形容高官显贵的阔绰。