high officials and noble lords
Da Guan GUI Yao, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d á Gu à NGU à y à o, meaning Da Guan GUI Ren. It's from shizongji II, the history of Jin Dynasty.
Idiom explanation
It's said that high officials and noble people. It refers to high-ranking officials and people of high status.
The origin of Idioms
The second chapter of emperor Shizong in the history of the Jin Dynasty: "officials and nobles should act irrationally, and the inspection by the supervisory yuan has never been impeached."
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: high ranking officials and dignitaries
Idiom usage
As subject, object, attribute; often used to satirize people
Chinese PinYin : dá guān guì yào
high officials and noble lords
rob the owner while his house is on fire. chèn huǒ qiǎng jié
Every inch of the army is iron. cùn bīng chǐ tiě
pose as a person of high morals. dào mào lǐn rán
The hammer fell into the well. chèng chuí luò jǐng
a bird which has been hurt by an arrow. shāng gōng zhī niǎo