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
achieve success and win recognition - gōng chéng míng jiù
have red silk draped over one 's shoulders and flowers pinned on one 's breast - pī hóng dài huā