门阀

門閥
ménfá
rich and powerful family

CEDICT

the family's social status and prestige

Wiktionary

家族的社会地位及声望。《新唐书．卷一八二．郑肃传》：「仁表累擢起居郎，尝以门阀文章自高。」《初刻拍桉惊奇．卷五》：「如此小娘子，该配此才郎！况且年貌相等，门阀相当。」也作「门楣」、「门第」。

重編國語辭典

家族的社会地位及声望

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 门 mén
  1. gate
  2. door
  3. gateway
  4. doorway
  5. opening
  6. valve
  7. switch
  8. way to do something
  9. knack
  10. family
  11. house
  12. (religious) sect
  13. school (of thought)
  14. class
  15. category
  16. phylum or division (taxonomy)
  17. classifier for large guns
  18. classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology
  19. (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)

classifiers: 扇, 個
2 阀 fá
  1. powerful individual, family or group
  2. clique
  3. (loanword) valve