qiāo mén zhuān

Traditional: 敲門磚

敲门砖 (qiāo mén zhuān) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient; to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient
  2. 2to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune

Characters in 敲门砖

敲qiāo · to hit门mén · gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇[shan4])砖zhuān · brick

Related words

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