沿门托钵 — “To beg from door to door”
沿门托钵 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to beg from door to door”. To go about begging for food or money. Literally, “going door to door with an alms bowl”.
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沿门托钵 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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在那个艰难的时期，一些失去生计的人不得不沿门托钵，勉强度日。
During that difficult period, some people who had lost their livelihood had to beg from door to door to barely make a living.
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What does 沿门托钵 mean?
沿门托钵 (yán mén tuō bō) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to beg from door to door”.
How do you pronounce 沿门托钵?
沿门托钵 is pronounced yán mén tuō bō in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 沿门托钵 literally mean?
Literally, 沿门托钵 means “going door to door with an alms bowl”. It is used to mean “to beg from door to door”.
What is the Chinese definition of 沿门托钵?
钵：和尚吃东西用的器具。原指僧徒化缘。比喻挨家乞讨。