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金枝玉葉

简金枝玉叶 · 繁金枝玉葉

Mandarin · pinyin jīn zhī yù yè

golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty

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金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
枝: zhī · branches, limbs; branch off
玉: yù · jade, precious stone, gem
葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf

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1–1–4–4 · jin1 zhi1 yu4 ye4

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(idiomatic) delicate and rare branches and leaves
(figurative) person of royal lineage; descendants of aristocracy

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