created sense approved 侯门一入深如海/侯門一入深如海 · hóuményīrùshēnrúhǎi · the mansions of the nobility are as deep as the sea — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
侯门一入深如海 / 侯門一入深如海
hóuményīrùshēnrúhǎi
the mansions of the nobility are as deep as the sea
once entering the gates of a noble family, one is as unreachable as if in the depths of the ocean; used to describe the difficulty of meeting someone once they have joined the elite or high society
侯门 (literal) → 侯门/侯門 · hóumén · noble house 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · [as soon as] 入 (literal) → 入 · rù · to enter 深 (literal) → 深 · shēn · deep 如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 海 (literal) → 海 · hǎi · sea
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition