芝蘭之室 zhī lán zhī shì

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom); fig. in wealthy and pleasant company

CHARACTERS

芝 zhī sesame; a purplish or brown mushroom thought to have miraculous powers; 'a divine and felicitous plant' (Karlgren)
蘭 lán orchid; elegant, graceful
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
室 shì
HSK 2
room, home, house, chamber