created reference approved 侯门如海/侯門如海 → 侯门似海/侯門似海 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
侯门如海 / 侯門如海 hóuménrúhǎi
侯门似海 / 侯門似海 hóuménsìhǎi
variant
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 侯门如海/侯門如海 → 侯门一入深如海/侯門一入深如海 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
侯门如海 / 侯門如海 hóuménrúhǎi
侯门一入深如海 / 侯門一入深如海 hóuményīrùshēnrúhǎi
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created sense approved 侯门如海/侯門如海 · hóuménrúhǎi · the mansions of the nobility are as deep as the sea — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
侯门如海 / 侯門如海
hóuménrúhǎi
the mansions of the nobility are as deep as the sea
Used to describe a high official's residence or a powerful family's house as being so heavily guarded and strictly controlled that common people cannot enter; also used to describe former lovers or friends being separated by social status and unable to meet.
侯门 (literal) → 侯门/侯門 · hóumén · noble house 如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 海 (literal) → 海 · hǎi · sea
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