金枝玉葉

See also: 金枝玉叶

Chinese

		metal; gold; money	branch; (a measure word)	jade	leaf; page
trad. (金枝玉葉)		金	枝	玉	葉
simp. (金枝玉叶)		金	枝	玉	叶
Literally: “golden branches, jade leaves”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīnzhīyùyè

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣㄓㄩˋ ㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ zi¹ juk⁶ jip⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīnzhīyùyè
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣㄓㄩˋ ㄧㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinjyyiwyeh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ i̯ɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gam¹ zi¹ juk⁶ jip⁶
  - Yale: gām jī yuhk yihp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ dzi¹ juk⁹ jip⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ ji¹ yug⁶ yib⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ jʊk̚² jiːp̚²/

Idiom

金枝玉葉

delicate and rare branches and leaves
(figuratively) person of royal lineage; descendants of aristocracy

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