皇亲国戚 — Chinese idiom

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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