hóu​mén​sì​hǎi

the gate of a noble house is like the sea

  • created sense approved 侯门似海/侯門似海 · hóu​mén​sì​hǎi · the gate of a noble house is like the sea — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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.

    侯门 (literal) → 侯门/侯門 · hóu​mén · noble house 似 (literal) → 似 · sì · to resemble 海 (literal) → 海 · hǎi · sea

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