







佩紫怀黄 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hold high official positions”. To be a high-ranking official. Literally, “Wearing purple and carrying yellow”.

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Open the tool →佩紫怀黄 (pèi zǐ huái huáng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hold high official positions”.
佩紫怀黄 is pronounced pèi zǐ huái huáng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 佩紫怀黄 means “Wearing purple and carrying yellow”. It is used to mean “to hold high official positions”.
腰间佩挂紫色印绶,怀里揣着黄金官印。汉代丞相、太尉等皆金印紫绶。指身居高官。