方便之門
fāng​biàn​zhī​mén

way of convenience; lucky break

  • created sense approved 方便之门/方便之門 · fāng​biàn​zhī​mén · way of convenience; lucky break — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    方便之门 / 方便之門

    fāng​biàn​zhī​mén

    way of convenience; lucky break

    Literally "gate of convenience"; originally a Buddhist term for flexible methods used to help people find enlightenment, now used to mean providing a shortcut or special opportunity for someone.

    方便 (literal) → 方便 · fāng​biàn · skillful means 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 门 (literal) → 门/門 · mén · door

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