wˈæŋɡ zˈaɪənjˌuːən kˈeɪm fɹʌm ɐ nˈoʊbəl fˈæmɪli, æz hɜː fˈɑːðɚ wˈæŋɡ jˈæn tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ wʌzɐ ɡɹˈeɪtɡɹˈeɪtɡɹˈændsʌn ʌvðə fˈeɪmd dʒˈɪn pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚ wˈæŋɡ dˈaʊ.
Wang Xianyuan came from a noble family, as her father Wang Yan (王偃) was a great-great-grandson of the famed Jin prime minister Wang Dao.