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金枝玉葉
简 金枝玉叶 · 繁 金枝玉葉Mandarin · pinyin jīn zhī yù yè
Meanings
- golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
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1–1–4–4 · jin1 zhi1 yu4 ye4
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gam1 zi1 juk6 jip6
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phrase
- (idiomatic) delicate and rare branches and leaves
- (figurative) person of royal lineage; descendants of aristocracy
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