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
many concubines
act without due consideration and end up in failure - jí lù wú yú
a large head and big ears -- sign of a prosperous man - féi tóu dà miàn