书香门第 — Chinese idiom

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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