故家乔木 — “Tall trees of an old family”
故家乔木 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to outstanding individuals or exceptional talents/items from a long-established, distinguished family; also used metaphorically to describe respected local elders or figures”. Literally, “Tall trees of an old family”.
故家乔木 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Idioms Related to 故家乔木
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- gù故rén人zhī之qíng情affection between old friends
- gù故rén人zhī之yì意the sentiment of an old friend
- gù故jì伎chóng重yǎn演repeat old tricks
- gù故zuò作zī姿tài态to put on an act
- gù故zuò作xuán玄xū虚deliberately act mysterious
- gù故zuò作zhèn镇jìng静feign calmness
- gù故zuò作gāo高shēn深pretend to be profound
- gù故rù入rén人zuì罪intentionally frame someone for a crime
- gù故jiàn剑qíng情shēn深deep affection for one's original wife
- gù故tǔ土nán难lí离Hard to leave one's homeland
- gù故gōng宫lí离shǔ黍Nostalgia for a ruined glorious past
- gù故gōng宫hé禾shǔ黍Nostalgia for a ruined homeland
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What does 故家乔木 mean?
故家乔木 (gù jiā qiáo mù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to outstanding individuals or exceptional talents/items from a long-established, distinguished family; also used metaphorically to describe respected local elders or figures”.
How do you pronounce 故家乔木?
故家乔木 is pronounced gù jiā qiáo mù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 故家乔木 literally mean?
Literally, 故家乔木 means “Tall trees of an old family”. It is used to mean “refers to outstanding individuals or exceptional talents/items from a long-established, distinguished family; also used metaphorically to describe respected local elders or figures”.
What is the Chinese definition of 故家乔木?
①指世家的人才、器物必定出众。②喻指乡贤。