玉叶金枝 — “Descendants of a royal or noble family”
玉叶金枝 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “descendants of a royal or noble family”. Royal offspring; a person of distinguished lineage. Literally, “jade leaves and golden branches”.
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玉叶金枝 Pronunciation and Pinyin
玉叶金枝 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 玉叶金枝
她出身名门，自幼便有玉叶金枝之美誉，举止优雅，谈吐不凡。
Born into a prominent family, she was praised as 'jade leaves and golden branches' from a young age, displaying elegant manners and remarkable eloquence.
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Synonyms of 玉叶金枝
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- yù玉jiǎn减xiāng香xiāo销a beautiful woman's emaciation and decline
- yù玉xiá匣zhū珠rú襦Elaborate royal burial attire
- yù玉zhī卮wú无dàng当Ornate but useless
- yù玉yǒu友jīn金kūn昆your excellent brothers
- yù玉yè叶jīn金kē柯noble or aristocratic lineage
- yù玉guī圭jīn金niè臬Crucial principles and standards
- yù玉táng堂rén人wù物distinguished scholars or prominent literati
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Open the tool →Questions about 玉叶金枝
What does 玉叶金枝 mean?
玉叶金枝 (yù yè jīn zhī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “descendants of a royal or noble family”.
How do you pronounce 玉叶金枝?
玉叶金枝 is pronounced yù yè jīn zhī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 玉叶金枝 literally mean?
Literally, 玉叶金枝 means “jade leaves and golden branches”. It is used to mean “descendants of a royal or noble family”.
What is the Chinese definition of 玉叶金枝?
封建时代称皇家后裔。