The Chinese journey moves from characters to idioms. This free tool explores 「白衣卿相」, detailing its meaning and use.
Discover the idiom 「白衣卿相」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.
In ancient times, it referred to Jinshi. People in the Tang Dynasty attached great importance to Jinshi (Jinshi in English), and most of the prime ministers were Jinshi. Therefore, Jinshi were recommended as “plain-robed ministers”, which means that although they were plain-robed men, they enjoyed the qualifications and prestige of ministers.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bái yī qīng xiàng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
baak6 yi1 hing1 seung2
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