雕栏玉砌 — Chinese idiom
雕栏玉砌
diāo lán yù qì
Traditional: 雕欄玉砌
Meaning
- (lit.) carved railings and jade steps
- (fig.) richly ornamented (building)
Character by character
- 雕diāoto carve, to engrave; eagle, vulture
- 栏lánfence, railing, balustrade
- 玉yùjade, gem, precious stone
- 砌qìto pile up, to build; stone steps; rock wall
Idioms sharing a character
- 一箭双雕 yī jiàn shuāng diāo
- 精雕细刻 jīng diāo xì kè
- 雕楹碧槛 diāo yíng bì kǎn
- 不吝珠玉 bù lìn zhū yù
- 亭亭玉立 tíng tíng yù lì
- 仙姿玉色 xiān zī yù sè
- 偷香窃玉 tōu xiāng qiè yù
- 冰清玉洁 bīng qīng yù jié
- 冰肌玉骨 bīng jī yù gǔ
- 如花似玉 rú huā sì yù
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