Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「佩紫懷黃」—details below.
Here’s the idiom 「佩紫懷黃」, with its definition and practical application described below.
He wore a purple ribbon around his waist and a golden official seal in his bosom. In the Han Dynasty, the prime minister, the general and others all had gold seals and purple ribbons. Refers to holding a high position.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
pèi zǐ huái huáng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
pui3 ji2 waai4 wong4
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