紫袍
zǐ páo
Pinyin
Definition
紫袍
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- purple qipao gown, the sign of an official position
Character Decomposition
Idioms (6)
割袍断义
- 1 to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom)
- 2 to break all friendly ties
姹紫嫣红
- 1 fig. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom); lit. beautiful flowers
白苋紫茄
- 1 white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle
腰金衣紫
- 1 golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position
万紫千红
- 1 thousands of purples and reds (idiom); a blaze of color
- 2 fig. a profusion of flourishing trades