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侯門似海
简 侯门似海 · 繁 侯門似海Mandarin · pinyin hóu mén sì hǎi
Meanings
- (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
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2–2–4–3 · hou2 men2 si4 hai3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
hau4 mun4 ci5 hoi2
Cantonese word readings for 侯門似海. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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hau4 mun4 ci5 hoi2
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