







踢断门槛 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to wear out the doorstep from frequent, often ingratiating or sycophantic, visits; to visit someone excessively for personal gain or to flatter them”. Literally, “kick broken threshold”.

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Open the tool →踢断门槛 (tī duàn mén kǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to wear out the doorstep from frequent, often ingratiating or sycophantic, visits; to visit someone excessively for personal gain or to flatter them”.
踢断门槛 is pronounced tī duàn mén kǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 踢断门槛 means “kick broken threshold”. It is used to mean “to wear out the doorstep from frequent, often ingratiating or sycophantic, visits; to visit someone excessively for personal gain or to flatter them”.
因跑得太勤、太快,把人家的门槛都踢断。讽刺那些溜须拍马的走狗们