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高门大族
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高门大族

高门大族 — “Families of high social standing and influence”

高门大族 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Families of high social standing and influence”. Prominent and powerful families; aristocratic households. Literally, “high gates and great clans”.

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高门大族 Pronunciation and Pinyin

高门大族 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
高
gāo10high, tall, elevated
门
mén3door, gate, entrance
大
dà3large, big, great
族
zú11clan, ethnicity, group

Example Sentence with 高门大族

她虽然出身高门大族,却从未摆过架子,待人十分和善。
Although she came from a distinguished and powerful family, she never put on airs and treated everyone with kindness.

Idioms Related to 高门大族

Synonyms of 高门大族

  • míng名mén门dà大zú族prestigious and influential family
  • gāo高mén门jù巨zú族prominent and wealthy families

Antonyms of 高门大族

  • tián田fū夫yě野lǎo老country folk, farmers, and village elders
  • péng蓬mén门bì荜hù户a humble, poor dwelling

More idioms starting with 高

  • gāo高xià下rèn任xīn心know how to manage matters skillfully
  • gāo高xià下qí其shǒu手collude in wrongdoing
  • gāo高xià下zài在kǒu口make arbitrary judgments
  • gāo高xià下zài在xīn心To have a well-thought-out plan
  • gāo高xià下zài在shǒu手manipulate outcomes for illicit gains
  • gāo高bù不còu凑dī低bù不jiù就too demanding, unable to find a match
  • gāo高bù不còu凑,,dī低bù不jiù就unable to achieve high, unwilling to settle low
  • gāo高bù不kě可pān攀too high to reach or approach
  • gāo高bù不kě可dēng登too high to reach
  • gāo高bù不chéng成dī低bù不jiù就too ambitious for low, not qualified for high
  • gāo高bù不chéng成,,dī低bù不jiù就Too choosy for high, too proud for low
  • gāo高bù不còu辏dī低bù不jiù就too picky to find anything suitable

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Questions about 高门大族

What does 高门大族 mean?

高门大族 (gāo mén dà zú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Families of high social standing and influence”.

How do you pronounce 高门大族?

高门大族 is pronounced gāo mén dà zú in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 高门大族 literally mean?

Literally, 高门大族 means “high gates and great clans”. It is used to mean “Families of high social standing and influence”.

What is the Chinese definition of 高门大族?

高门:显贵的家族;大族:声势煊赫的家族。高贵的、地位显要的家庭或有特权的家族

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