芝蘭玉樹

芝兰玉树
zhīlányùshù
lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom); fig. a child with splendid future prospects

CEDICT

比喻優秀的子弟。語出《晉書．卷七九．謝安傳》：「玄字幼度。少穎悟，與從兄朗俱為叔父安所器重。安嘗戒約子侄，因曰：『子弟亦何豫人事，而正欲使其佳？』諸人莫有言者，玄答曰：『譬如芝蘭玉樹，欲使其生於庭階耳。』」後用作對別人子弟的讚美詞。《再生緣．卷一》：「人間富貴榮華盡，膝下芝蘭玉樹齊。」

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 芝蘭 zhīlán
  1. lit. iris and orchid
  2. fig. exalted sentiments
  3. (expr. of praise for noble character, beautiful surrounding, future prospects etc)
=2 玉樹 Yùshù see 玉樹藏族自治州 Yùshù Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu
=2 玉樹 yùshù
  1. (literary, figurative) jade-like beautiful tree
  2. (literary, figurative) snow-covered tree
  3. (literary, figurative) young man who is talented or handsome
  4. (literary, mythology) fairy tree
  5. (～市) Yushu (a county-level city of Yushu Prefecture, Qinghai, China)
  6. (～藏族自治州, ～州) Yushu (an autonomous prefecture of Qinghai, China)
  7. Yushu (a county-level city of Yushu Prefecture, Qinghai, China)
  8. Yushu (an autonomous prefecture of Qinghai, China)
  9. eucalyptus
  10. fairy tree
  11. jade-like beautiful tree
  12. silver dollar (Crassula arborescens)
  13. snow-covered tree
  14. young man who is talented or handsome