to endure great hardships in pioneer work; literally meaning to drive a simple cart while wearing tattered clothes to clear a forest for development

(set phrase) to add luster to a humble house; used as a polite expression of thanks for a visit or a gift

Ancient double-reed wind instrument made of bamboo with a reed mouthpiece, originally introduced from Central Asia and often associated with the nomadic Qiang or Tatar peoples; sometimes used in military contexts to frighten enemy horses; its sound is described as mournful

a type of fried pastry or traditional snack popular in northern China and Inner Mongolia

A gate woven from bamboo or brushwood; symbolizes a poor household or a humble home.

(literary) a household living in extreme poverty; a humble home with a wicker gate and a small hole in the wall for a door

humble dwelling of a poor family; literally a gate made of brambles and a window like a hole in the wall

(idiom) a wicker door and a hole in the wall used as a window; describes the wretched hovel of a poor person or living in extreme poverty

(bound form) a poor person's house; a humble home

to feel honored by the presence of a distinguished guest in one's modest residence

a polite expression used to welcome a guest, literally meaning that their visit adds luster to one's simple home

a simple and crude house made of grass and wicker, typical of a poor person