敲门砖

qiāo mén zhuān

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 敲门砖

敲
qiāo

to hit

敲门
qiāo mén

to knock on a door

砖
zhuān

brick

门
mén

gate