| 膏粱子弟 |
gāo liáng zǐ dì |
(idiom) pampered scion of a wealthy family |
| 膏 |
gāo |
ointment / paste / CL:帖 |
| 膏 |
gào |
to moisten / to grease / to apply (cream, ointment) / to dip a brush in ink |
| 膏粱 |
gāo liáng |
fatty meat and fine grains; (by extension) exquisite food |
| 粱 |
liáng |
sorghum |
| 子 |
zǐ |
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 |
zi |
noun suffix, as in 椅子 "chair" |
| 子弟 |
zǐ dì |
child / the younger generation |
| 弟 |
dì |
younger brother / junior male / I (modest word in letter) |
| 弟 |
tì |
variant of 悌 |