荜门圭窦

Traditional: 蓽門圭竇

bì mén guī dòu

Dictionary entry

wicker door, hole window (idiom); fig. wretched hovel

What does 荜门圭窦 mean?

荜门圭窦 (bì mén guī dòu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1wicker door, hole window (idiom); fig. wretched hovel

2living in poverty

Character breakdown

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荜bìbean · pulse 门Ménsurname Men 圭guījade tablet, square at the base and rounded or pointed at the top, held by the nobility at ceremonies · sundial 窦Dòusurname Dou

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荜门圭窦

bì mén guī dòu

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