







衣紫腰银 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hold a high official position”. To be a high-ranking official. Literally, “Wearing purple robes and silver at the waist”.

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Open the tool →衣紫腰银 (yī zǐ yāo yín) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hold a high official position”.
衣紫腰银 is pronounced yī zǐ yāo yín in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 衣紫腰银 means “Wearing purple robes and silver at the waist”. It is used to mean “to hold a high official position”.
身穿紫袍,腰佩金银鱼袋。大官装束,亦指做大官。