甲第
jiǎ dì
Pinyin
Definition
甲第
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- residence of a noble
- top candidate in the imperial examinations
Character Decomposition
Idioms (7)
书香门第
- 1 family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
枕戈寝甲
- 1 to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom)
- 2 to keep ready for battle at all times
案兵束甲
- 1 to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom); to relax from fighting
案甲休兵
- 1 to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting
甲之蜜糖,乙之砒霜
- 1 one man's meat is another man's poison (idiom)