Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「傳爵襲紫」, explained here.
Let’s dive into the idiom 「傳爵襲紫」. Its definition and application are outlined below.
Refers to inheriting a high title and a prominent position. According to the Han system, dukes and marquises all wore gold seals with purple ribbons and tortoise-shaped knobs.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chuán jué xí zǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chyun4 jeuk3 jaap6 ji2
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