衣紫腰黄 — “Wearing purple and yellow at the waist”
衣紫腰黄 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be dressed in purple robes and yellow sashes, symbolizing the attire of high-ranking officials; refers to holding a high official position or attaining high status”. Literally, “wearing purple and yellow at the waist”.
衣紫腰黄 Pronunciation and Pinyin
衣紫腰黄 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 衣
- yī衣bù不jiān兼cǎi彩dressed in plain clothes
- yī衣bù不jiān兼cǎi采dressed simply and plainly
- yī衣bù不rú如xīn新，，rén人bù不rú如gù故New clothes are best, old friends are best
- yī衣bù不wán完cǎi采to dress simply and plainly
- yī衣bù不bù布tǐ体clothes too ragged to cover body
- yī衣bù不yè曳dì地dress simply and live modestly
- yī衣bù不gài盖tǐ体dressed in rags, barely clothed
- yī衣bù不bì蔽tǐ体clothed in rags
- yī衣bù不jiě解dài带work tirelessly without rest
- yī衣bù不jiě解jié结work tirelessly without rest
- yī衣bù不zhē遮tǐ体dressed in rags
- yī衣bù不zhē遮shēn身clothes too tattered to cover body
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What does 衣紫腰黄 mean?
衣紫腰黄 (yī zǐ yāo huáng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be dressed in purple robes and yellow sashes, symbolizing the attire of high-ranking officials; refers to holding a high official position or attaining high status”.
How do you pronounce 衣紫腰黄?
衣紫腰黄 is pronounced yī zǐ yāo huáng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 衣紫腰黄 literally mean?
Literally, 衣紫腰黄 means “wearing purple and yellow at the waist”. It is used to mean “to be dressed in purple robes and yellow sashes, symbolizing the attire of high-ranking officials; refers to holding a high official position or attaining high status”.
What is the Chinese definition of 衣紫腰黄?
身穿紫袍，腰佩金银鱼袋。大官装束，亦指做大官。