







蓬牖茅椽 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a humble dwelling made of crude materials”. A poor person's simple home. Literally, “thatch window and reed rafters”.

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Open the tool →蓬牖茅椽 (péng yǒu máo chuán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a humble dwelling made of crude materials”.
蓬牖茅椽 is pronounced péng yǒu máo chuán in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 蓬牖茅椽 means “thatch window and reed rafters”. It is used to mean “a humble dwelling made of crude materials”.
蓬:蓬草;牖:窗。用蓬草编门,用破瓮做窗,用茅草做椽子。指贫苦人家的住房