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荜门圭窦
bì​mén​guī​dòu

poverty-stricken home

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 荜门 蓽門 bì​mén
    wicker gate
    (literary) A gate made of bamboo or twigs; used as a metaphor for a poor person's home.
  2. 圭窦 圭竇 guī​dòu
    humble home
    the residence of a person of low social status or a poor person; a humble abode