many concubines
Jinchai 12, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ī NCH ā ISH í è R, which means to describe women with more jewelry on their heads. The latter refers to many concubines. It comes from the song of water in the river written by Emperor Liang Wu of the Southern Dynasty.
Analysis of Idioms
Jinchai twelve lines, three wives and four concubines
The origin of Idioms
In the song of water in the river written by Emperor Liang Wu of the Southern Dynasty, "there are twelve lines of gold hairpins on the head and five articles on silk shoes under the feet."
Idiom usage
Wife, concubine, concubine, concubine, concubine, concubine, concubine, concubine, concubine, concubine, concubine, concubine, concubine, concubine, concubine, concubine. The first discount of "Wang can ascends the tower" by Zheng Dehui in Yuan Dynasty
Chinese PinYin : jīn chāi shí èr
many concubines
No shoes in melon field, no crown under plum. guā tián bù nà lǚ,lǐ xià bù zhěng guān
Wait for the hare to keep the tree. dài tù shǒu zhū
incur a considerable or great expense. suǒ fèi bù zī
sow the seeds of discord everywhere. tiáo sān huò sì
tigers among a flock of sheep. hǔ dàng yáng qún