Noble family
The Chinese idiom, H á om é NGU ì zh ò u in pinyin, refers to the descendants of the powerful people. It comes from Liang Qichao's new Rome: Dangyu.
Idiom usage
As subject, object, attribute; used in the family of the powerful
The origin of Idioms
Liang Qichao's new Rome: the party prison: "besides, all the top-ranking officials and scholars in your family have been filial grandchildren in my family."
Noble family
cultivate one's moral character - xiū shēn jié xíng
burn straws and weeds and water the land - huǒ gēng shuǐ nòu