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

• 敲 敲 qiāo: to hit
• 敲门 敲门 qiāo mén: to knock on a door
• 砖 砖 zhuān: brick
• 门 门 mén: gate