(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
trad. 侯門似海
Also written 侯門似海【hóu mén sì hǎi】
Characters in this word
4侯
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surname Hou
- Pinyin
- Hóu
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 21888 of 2500
门
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surname Men
- Pinyin
- Mén
- Traditional
- 門
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 909 of 2500
似
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used in 似的[shi4 de5]
- Pinyin
- shì
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 13372 of 2500
海
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surname Hai
- Pinyin
- Hǎi
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 2637 of 2500