- 金枝玉叶
- jīnzhīyùyègolden branches and jade leaves —people of imperial lineage; royalty* * *jin1 zhi1 yu4 ye4golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty* * *金枝玉叶jīn zhī yù yèbe born in the purple; be one of the ruling family; a person of noble birth; descendants of royal families; One's house is of royal descent.* * *金枝玉葉|金枝玉叶 [jīn zhī yù yè] ► golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.