hóu​mén​rú​hǎi

the mansions of the nobility are as deep as the sea

  • 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 hóu​mén​rú​hǎi

    侯门似海 / 侯門似海 hóu​mén​sì​hǎi

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  • 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 hóu​mén​rú​hǎi

    侯门一入深如海 / 侯門一入深如海 hóu​mén​yī​rù​shēn​rú​hǎi

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  • created sense approved 侯门如海/侯門如海 · hóu​mén​rú​hǎi · the mansions of the nobility are as deep as the sea — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    侯门如海 / 侯門如海

    hóu​mén​rú​hǎi

    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 · hóu​mén · noble house 如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 海 (literal) → 海 · hǎi · sea

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