侯门似海

hóu mén sì hǎi

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people

Child Words of 侯门似海

海
hǎi

ocean

似
sì

to seem

侯
hóu

marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]

侯门
hóu mén

noble house

门
mén

gate