- golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
Characters
- 金 (金): surname Jin; surname Kim (Korean); Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
- 枝 (枝): branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
- 玉 (玉): jade
- 叶 (叶): to be in harmony
Resources
- Wiktionary: 金枝玉叶
- MDBG: 金枝玉叶
- Examples with 金枝玉叶 on Tatoeba
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