蒹葭倚玉树

Traditional: 蒹葭倚玉樹

jiān jiā yǐ yù shù

Dictionary entry

lit. reeds leaning on a jade tree (idiom)

What does 蒹葭倚玉树 mean?

蒹葭倚玉树 (jiān jiā yǐ yù shù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. reeds leaning on a jade tree (idiom)

2fig. the lowly associating with the noble; the weak seeking help from the strong

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蒹jiānreed 葭jiā(literary) the young shoot of a reed 倚yǐto lean on · to rely upon 玉yùjade 树shùtree · CL:棵[ke1]

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