书香门第

Traditional: 書香門第

shū xiāng mén dì

Dictionary entry

family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family

What does 书香门第 mean?

书香门第 (shū xiāng mén dì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family

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书Shūabbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]香xiāngfragrant · sweet smelling 门Ménsurname Men 第dì(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth") · (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed

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书香门第

shū xiāng mén dì

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