皇亲国戚 — Chinese idiom
皇亲国戚
huáng qīn guó qī
Traditional: 皇親國戚
Meaning
- the emperor relatives ; person with powerful connections
Character by character
- 皇huángroyal, imperial; ruler, superior
- 亲qīnrelatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree
- 国guócountry, nation, state; national
- 戚qīashamed, grieving; related to; relative
Idioms sharing a character
- 仓皇出逃 cāng huáng chū táo
- 冠冕堂皇 guān miǎn táng huáng
- 富丽堂皇 fù lì táng huáng
- 张皇失措 zhāng huáng shī cuò
- 皇天后土 huáng tiān hòu tǔ
- 翻老皇历 fān lǎo huáng lì
- 隔年皇历 gé nián huáng lì
- 串亲访友 chuàn qīn fǎng yǒu
- 任人唯亲 rèn rén wéi qīn
- 六亲不认 liù qīn bù rèn
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