书香门第 (書香門第)
shū xiāng mén dì
Pinyin

Definition

书香门第 (書香門第)
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shū xiāng mén dì
  1. family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

第
dì
  1. 1 (prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc)
  2. 2 order
  3. 3 (old) rank in the imperial examinations
  4. 4 mansion
  5. 5 (literary) but
  6. 6 just
第一
dì yī
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 number one
  3. 3 primary
第二
dì èr
  1. 1 second
  2. 2 number two
  3. 3 next
  4. 4 secondary
暗香
àn xiāng
  1. 1 subtle fragrance
清香
qīng xiāng
  1. 1 sweet scent
  2. 2 fragrant odor

Idioms (20)

偷香窃玉
tōu xiāng qiè yù
  1. 1 lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering
  2. 2 secret illicit sex
口齿生香
kǒu chǐ shēng xiāng
  1. 1 eloquence that generates perfume (idiom); profound and significant text
吃香喝辣
chī xiāng hē là
  1. 1 lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to live well
国色天香
guó sè tiān xiāng
  1. 1 national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty
天香国色
tiān xiāng guó sè
  1. 1 divine fragrance, national grace (idiom); an outstanding beauty