created reference approved 敲门砖/敲門磚 → 块/塊 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
敲门砖 / 敲門磚 qiāoménzhuān
块 / 塊 kuài
classifier
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 敲门砖/敲門磚 → 敲门石/敲門石 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
敲门砖 / 敲門磚 qiāoménzhuān
敲门石 / 敲門石 qiāoménshí
variant
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 敲门砖/敲門磚 · qiāoménzhuān · stepping stone to success — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
敲门砖 / 敲門磚
qiāoménzhuān
stepping stone to success
A brick used to knock on a door; metaphorically refers to a tool or means used to gain fame, wealth, or to achieve a specific goal.
敲门 (literal) → 敲门/敲門 · qiāomén · to knock on the door 砖 (literal) → 砖/磚 · zhuān · brick
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition