金枝玉叶 jīn zhī yù yè

DEFINITIONS

  1. golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty

CHARACTERS

金 jīn
HSK 4
gold; metals in general; money
枝 zhī
HSK 6
branches, limbs; branch off
玉 yù
HSK 5
jade, precious stone, gem
叶 yè
HSK 4
to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf