hóu​mén​sì​hǎi

the gate of a noble house is like the sea

侯门似海 侯門似海 hóu​mén​sì​hǎi
the gate of a noble house is like the sea
The gap between a powerful, wealthy family and common people is vast; used to express that once someone enters a high-ranking household, they are as inaccessible as if they were across the ocean.

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