故家子弟
gù jiā zǐ dì
Pinyin
Definition
故家子弟
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- descended from an old family
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 see also: 家伙 jiā huo
- 1 brothers
- 2 younger brother
- 3 classifier: 个 gè
- 4 I, me (humble term used by men in public speech)
- 5 brotherly
- 6 fraternal
- 1 son
- 1 to return home
Idioms (20)
一改故辙
- 1 complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
- 2 a volte-face
- 3 to change old practices
一瓶子不响,半瓶子晃荡
- 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
- 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
不入虎穴,焉得虎子
- 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
不是一家人不进一家门
- 1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
- 2 marriages are predestined
- 3 people marry because they share common traits
不是冤家不聚头
- 1 destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
- 2 (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)