蒹葭倚玉树
jiān​jiā​yǐ​yù​shù

lowly associating with the noble

  • created sense approved 蒹葭倚玉树/蒹葭倚玉樹 · jiān​jiā​yǐ​yù​shù · lowly associating with the noble — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蒹葭倚玉树 / 蒹葭倚玉樹

    jiān​jiā​yǐ​yù​shù

    lowly associating with the noble

    reeds leaning on a jade tree; used to describe two people of very different status or appearance being together, particularly a lowly person relying on or being seen with someone noble or superior

    蒹 (literal) → 蒹 · jiān · reed 葭 (literal) → 葭 · jiā · reed 倚 (literal) → 倚 · yǐ · to lean 玉树 (literal) → 玉树/玉樹 · yù​shù · jade tree

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense