


桑户棬枢 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe a humble dwelling and a poor family background”. Living in poverty with a simple home. Literally, “Mulberry door, wooden stick pivot”.

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Open the tool →桑户棬枢 (sāng hù juàn shū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe a humble dwelling and a poor family background”.
桑户棬枢 is pronounced sāng hù juàn shū in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 桑户棬枢 means “Mulberry door, wooden stick pivot”. It is used to mean “to describe a humble dwelling and a poor family background”.
以桑枝为门,木条为枢。形容居处简陋,家境贫寒。