金枝玉葉
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See also: 金枝玉叶
Chinese
[edit]metal; gold; money | branch; (a measure word) | jade | leaf; page | ||
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trad. (金枝玉葉) | 金 | 枝 | 玉 | 葉 | |
simp. (金枝玉叶) | 金 | 枝 | 玉 | 叶 | |
Literally: “golden branches, jade leaves”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓ ㄩˋ ㄧㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jinjhihyùyè
- Wade–Giles: chin1-chih1-yü4-yeh4
- Yale: jīn-jr̄-yù-yè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinjyyuhyeh
- Palladius: цзиньчжиюйе (czinʹčžijuje)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gam1 zi1 juk6 jip6
- Yale: gām jī yuhk yihp
- Cantonese Pinyin: gam1 dzi1 juk9 jip9
- Guangdong Romanization: gem1 ji1 yug6 yib6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐm⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ jʊk̚² jiːp̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]金枝玉葉
- delicate and rare branches and leaves
- (figurative) person of royal lineage; descendants of aristocracy