hóu​mén​yī​rù​shēn​rú​hǎi

the mansions of the nobility are as deep as the sea

  1. noble house
    (literary) the family of a nobleman or high official
  2. adverb
    [as soon as]
    Used to show that as soon as one action or situation happens, another follows immediately.
  3. verbparticle
    to enter
    to enter; to go into; to move from outside to inside
  4. shēn adjective
    deep
    deep; far from the surface or outside (physically or figuratively); having a large distance from top to bottom
  5. preposition
    to be like
    to be like; to be similar to; as if
  6. sea
    ocean or sea; large bodies of water including salt lakes or large inland lakes