péng mén bì hù

Traditional: 蓬門蓽戶

蓬门荜户 (péng mén bì hù) is a Chinese word meaning “overgrown gate, wicker windows (idiom); poor person's house; humble home”.

Meanings

  1. 1overgrown gate, wicker windows (idiom); poor person's house
  2. 2humble home

Characters in 蓬门荜户

蓬péng · fleabane (family Asteraceae)门mén · gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇[shan4])荜bì · bean户hù · a household

Related words

门gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇[shan4])门surname Men客户client; customer部门department窗户window开门(lit. and fig.) to open a door关门to close a door门口doorway专门specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose)出门to go out阿门(loanword) amen大门entrance

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