大家闺秀 — “A young woman from a distinguished and wealthy family”
大家闺秀 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a young woman from a distinguished and wealthy family”. Typically well-educated, refined, and graceful. Literally, “Young lady of a prominent family”.
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大家闺秀 Pronunciation and Pinyin
大家闺秀 Character Breakdown
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她举止优雅，谈吐得体，一看就是一位受过良好教育的大家闺秀。
Her elegant demeanor and refined speech immediately mark her as a well-bred young lady.
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- dà大yì义lǐn凛rán然awe-inspiring righteousness
- dà大yì义miè灭qīn亲uphold justice over family loyalty
- dà大shū书tè特shū书write about with great emphasis
- dà大shì事bù不hú糊tú涂clear-headed in important affairs
- dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小reduce a major problem to a minor one
- dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小，，xiǎo小shì事huà化wú无reduce big problems to nothing
- dà大shì事qù去yǐ矣Major matters are beyond recovery
- dà大shì事wán完bì毕major tasks completed
- dà大shì事yǐ已rán然The major event is already done
- dà大shì事pū铺zhāng张make an extravagant display for big events
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What does 大家闺秀 mean?
大家闺秀 (dà jiā guī xiù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a young woman from a distinguished and wealthy family”.
How do you pronounce 大家闺秀?
大家闺秀 is pronounced dà jiā guī xiù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 大家闺秀 literally mean?
Literally, 大家闺秀 means “Young lady of a prominent family”. It is used to mean “a young woman from a distinguished and wealthy family”.
What is the Chinese definition of 大家闺秀?
旧指世家望族中有才德的女子。也泛指有钱有势人家的女儿。