a window; generic term for windows and small openings for light or air

A house with a broken jar for a window and a rope for a door hinge; describes extreme poverty.

doors and windows; openings in a building

Used to describe a very poor or humble home, literally meaning a door with a mulberry-wood hinge and a window made from a broken jar

to have a narrow perspective or limited experience; literally "peering at the sun through a window"

(literary) To enlighten or guide the common people; to open the minds of the public.

an ancient location in Henan Province where King Wen of Zhou was reportedly imprisoned

a small round window made from the mouth of a broken jar; a symbol of a poor household

extremely poor house with a rope for a door hinge and a broken jar for a window; metaphor for extreme poverty

To live until one's natural end and die peacefully in one's own bed

a simple dwelling with doors of thatched grass and windows made from broken urns