Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「大家閨秀」, with more below.
Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「大家閨秀」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.
In the old days, it referred to talented and virtuous women from a prominent family. It also refers to the daughters of wealthy and powerful families.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dà jiā guī xiù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
daai6 ga1 gwai1 sau3
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