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黄门驸马 — “Yellow Gate son-in-law”

黄门驸马 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Someone who attains a high social position or influence primarily through marriage, often to a person from an affluent or powerful family”. Literally, “Yellow Gate son-in-law”.

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黄门驸马 Pronunciation and Pinyin

黄门驸马 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
黄
huáng11yellow color
门
mén3door, gate, entrance
驸
fù8emperor's son-in-law
马
mǎ3horse, big, large

Example Sentence with 黄门驸马

他虽然没什么真才实学,但因为娶了那位富商的女儿,摇身一变成了公司的重要人物,简直是现代版的黄门驸马。
Although he had no real talent, by marrying the wealthy merchant's daughter, he transformed into an important figure in the company, practically a modern 'Yellow Gate son-in-law'.

Idioms Related to 黄门驸马

More idioms starting with 黄

  • huáng黄yún云bái白cǎo草desolate frontier landscape
  • huáng黄rén人shǒu守rì日a period of great prosperity and stability
  • huáng黄rén人pěng捧rì日excellent order and robust prosperity
  • huáng黄gōng公hǎo好qiān谦excessively modest or feigning humility
  • huáng黄gōng公jiǔ酒lú垆mourn departed friends or bygone days
  • huáng黄guàn冠cǎo草lǚ履simple rustic attire
  • huáng黄guàn冠cǎo草fú服simple, humble clothing of common people
  • huáng黄guàn冠yě野fú服simple rustic attire
  • huáng黄juàn卷yòu幼fù妇a cryptic reference for splendid
  • huáng黄juàn卷qīng青dēng灯solitary diligent study late into night
  • huáng黄fà发ér儿chǐ齿live a long and healthy life
  • huáng黄fā发tái台bèi背elderly people with signs of old age

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Questions about 黄门驸马

What does 黄门驸马 mean?

黄门驸马 (huáng mén fù mǎ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Someone who attains a high social position or influence primarily through marriage, often to a person from an affluent or powerful family”.

How do you pronounce 黄门驸马?

黄门驸马 is pronounced huáng mén fù mǎ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 黄门驸马 literally mean?

Literally, 黄门驸马 means “Yellow Gate son-in-law”. It is used to mean “Someone who attains a high social position or influence primarily through marriage, often to a person from an affluent or powerful family”.

What is the Chinese definition of 黄门驸马?

黄门:宫庭禁门,后成为官署名;驸马:转指皇帝女婿。汉代掌管皇帝出行车马的官。指依靠婚姻而上的人

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