







标枝野鹿 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to a primordial era of great antiquity”. Characterized by a ruler's gentle and unassertive governance and the people living freely and contentedly. Literally, “Marked branches, wild deer”.

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Open the tool →标枝野鹿 (biāo zhī yě lù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to a primordial era of great antiquity”.
标枝野鹿 is pronounced biāo zhī yě lù in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 标枝野鹿 means “Marked branches, wild deer”. It is used to mean “refers to a primordial era of great antiquity”.
标枝,树梢之枝,比喻上古之世在上之君恬淡无为;野鹿,比喻在下之民放而自得。后指太古时代。