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蓬門蓽戶

简蓬门荜户 · 繁蓬門蓽戶

Mandarin · pinyin péng mén bì hù

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

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蓬: péng · type of raspberry; fairyland
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
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门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening
荜: bì · species of bean; Piper longum
户: hù · door; family

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2–2–4–4 · peng2 men2 bi4 hu4

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pung4 mun4 bat1 wu6

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