Definition
达官贵人 is a four-character idiom referring to high-ranking officials and socially prominent people — the kind of VIPs who hold power and status. It's used as a noun phrase to describe the elite class, often with a slightly critical or distant tone. You can use it in contexts discussing social hierarchy, privilege, or historical aristocracy.
n.
high officials and notablesVIPs
Examples
- 达官贵人，。Zhè chǎng yànhuì zhǐ yāoqǐng le dá guān guì rén, pǔtōng rén jìn bu qù.This banquet only invited VIPs; ordinary people can't get in.
- ，达官贵人。Zài gǔdài, dá guān guì rén de shēnghuó yǔ bǎixìng jiérán bùtóng.In ancient times, the lives of high officials and nobles were completely different from those of common people.
- 达官贵人，。Tā chūshēn yú dá guān guì rén zhī jiā, què cóng bù xuànyào.He comes from a family of high officials and notables, but never shows off.
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