芝兰玉树 — Chinese idiom
芝兰玉树
zhī lán yù shù
Traditional: 芝蘭玉樹
Meaning
- lit. orchids and jade trees ; fig. a child with splendid future prospects
Character by character
- 芝zhīsesame; a magical mushroom
- 兰lánorchid; elegant, graceful
- 玉yùjade, gem, precious stone
- 树shùtree; to plant; to set up, to establish
Idioms sharing a character
- 芝焚蕙叹 zhī fén huì tàn
- 芝兰之室 zhī lán zhī shì
- 兰艾同焚 lán ài tóng fén
- 采兰赠芍 cǎi lán zèng sháo
- 金兰之交 jīn lán zhī jiāo
- 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
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