夜不闭户

Traditional: 夜不閉戶

yè bù bì hù

Dictionary entry

lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society

What does 夜不闭户 mean?

夜不闭户 (yè bù bì hù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society

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夜yèvariant of 夜[ye4]不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-闭bìto close · to stop up 户hùa household · door

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夜不闭户

yè bù bì hù

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