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Open the tool →簪缨之族 (zān yīng zhī zú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a prominent family with a long history of holding high official positions; an aristocratic or bureaucratic family”.
簪缨之族 is pronounced zān yīng zhī zú in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 簪缨之族 means “family of official's regalia”. It is used to mean “a prominent family with a long history of holding high official positions; an aristocratic or bureaucratic family”.
簪缨:古时达官贵人的冠饰,借指宦官。旧时指世代作官的人家