玉枝金叶 — “Refers to a person of noble birth or royal lineage”
玉枝金叶 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to a person of noble birth or royal lineage”. A scion of a distinguished family. Literally, “jade branches and golden leaves”.
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玉枝金叶 Pronunciation and Pinyin
玉枝金叶 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 玉枝金叶
她虽是玉枝金叶，却丝毫没有娇气，待人谦和有礼。
Though she came from a noble family, she was not at all delicate and treated everyone with humility and courtesy.
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What does 玉枝金叶 mean?
玉枝金叶 (yù zhī jīn yè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to a person of noble birth or royal lineage”.
How do you pronounce 玉枝金叶?
玉枝金叶 is pronounced yù zhī jīn yè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 玉枝金叶 literally mean?
Literally, 玉枝金叶 means “jade branches and golden leaves”. It is used to mean “refers to a person of noble birth or royal lineage”.
What is the Chinese definition of 玉枝金叶?
玉的枝干，金的叶子。比喻皇亲国戚以及出身高贵的人