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书香门第

shū xiāng mén dì

4-character word Traditional 書香門第

What 书香门第 means

1. family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family

The characters in 书香门第

• 书shūbook; letter; document
• 香xiāngfragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic
• 门méngate; door; doorway; gateway; opening; valve; switch…
• 第dì(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六…

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