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门单户薄
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门单户薄

门单户薄 — “A family in decline”

门单户薄 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a family in decline”. A household with few members and little means; a dwindling family fortune.

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门单户薄 Pronunciation and Pinyin

门单户薄 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
门
mén3door, gate, entrance
单
dān8single, simple, or a list
户
hù4household, family, or door
薄
bó17thin, slight, or weak

Example Sentence with 门单户薄

自从他祖父去世后,这个家庭便日渐门单户薄,令人唏嘘。
After his grandfather passed away, the family gradually became a dwindling household with meager resources, which was quite lamentable.

Idioms Related to 门单户薄

Antonyms of 门单户薄

  • rén人duō多shì势zhòng众strength in numbers

More idioms starting with 门

  • mén门bù不tíng停bīn宾always welcoming guests promptly
  • mén门bù不yè夜guān关doors unlocked at night, peaceful society
  • mén门bù不yè夜jiōng扃peaceful and secure society
  • mén门dào到hù户shuō说go door to door explaining
  • mén门kě可zhāng张luó罗to be deserted
  • mén门kě可luó罗què雀deserted with few visitors
  • mén门kān堪luó罗què雀a deserted place with few visitors
  • mén门qiáng墙táo桃lǐ李disciples of a respected teacher
  • mén门wài外hàn汉an amateur or outsider in a field
  • mén门tíng庭rú如shì市a popular or thriving place
  • mén门tíng庭ruò若shì市a bustling place like a marketplace
  • mén门tíng庭hè赫yì奕prominent and illustrious family status

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Questions about 门单户薄

What does 门单户薄 mean?

门单户薄 (mén dān hù bó) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a family in decline”.

How do you pronounce 门单户薄?

门单户薄 is pronounced mén dān hù bó in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 门单户薄?

指家道衰微,人口不昌盛。

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