敲门砖

qiāo mén zhuān

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Definitions

1. lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient
2. to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune

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Child Words of 敲门砖

to hit

to knock on a door

brick

gate