hóu mén sì hǎi

Traditional: 侯門似海

侯门似海 (hóu mén sì hǎi) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea (idiom); fig. there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea (idiom)
  2. 2fig. there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people

Characters in 侯门似海

侯hóu · marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]门mén · gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇[shan4])似shì · used in 似的[shi4 de5]海hǎi · ocean

Related words

门gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇[shan4])门surname Men似乎it seems; seemingly; as if似的seems as if海ocean海surname Hai部门department开门(lit. and fig.) to open a door海滩beach类似similar; analogous海军navy海盗pirate

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