


搢绅先生 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a gentleman of the gentry class who has held an official position”. Often refers to a retired government official or a person of established social standing. Literally, “Gentleman of the gentry”.

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Open the tool →搢绅先生 (jìn shēn xiān sheng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a gentleman of the gentry class who has held an official position”.
搢绅先生 is pronounced jìn shēn xiān sheng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 搢绅先生 means “Gentleman of the gentry”. It is used to mean “a gentleman of the gentry class who has held an official position”.
搢:插;绅:大带;搢绅:宦官的代称。指做过官的大人先生