书香门第 — Chinese idiom
书香门第
shū xiāng mén dì
Traditional: 書香門第
Meaning
- family with a literary reputation ; literary family
Character by character
- 书shūbook, letter, document; writing
- 香xiāngincense; fragrant, aromatic
- 门méngate, door, entrance, opening
- 第dìsequence, number; grade, degree; particle prefacin
Idioms sharing a character
- 仰屋著书 yǎng wū zhù shū
- 折节读书 zhé jié dú shū
- 文弱书生 wén ruò shū shēng
- 书不尽言 shū bù jìn yán
- 牛角挂书 niú jiǎo guà shū
- 琴棋书画 qín qí shū huà
- 白面书生 bái miàn shū shēng
- 知书达理 zhī shū dá lǐ
- 罄竹难书 qìng zhú nán shū
- 著书立说 zhù shū lì shuō
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