才子佳人 — Chinese idiom
才子佳人
cái zǐ jiā rén
Meaning
- lit. gifted scholar, beautiful lady
- fig. pair of ideal lovers
Character by character
- 才cáiability, talent, gift; just, only
- 子zǐson, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
- 佳jiāgood, auspicious; beautiful; delightful
- 人rénman, person; people
Idioms sharing a character
- 人才济济 rén cái jǐ jǐ
- 佳人才子 jiā rén cái zǐ
- 博学多才 bó xué duō cái
- 天妒英才 tiān dù yīng cái
- 德才兼备 dé cái jiān bèi
- 恃才傲物 shì cái ào wù
- 爱才若渴 ài cái ruò kě
- 怀才不遇 huái cái bù yù
- 才兼文武 cái jiān wén wǔ
- 才气过人 cái qì guò rén
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