绳枢瓮牖 — “Describes extremely simple and crude living conditions”
绳枢瓮牖 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes extremely simple and crude living conditions”. Characteristic of a poor household. Literally, “rope hinges and jar windows”.
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绳枢瓮牖 Pronunciation and Pinyin
绳枢瓮牖 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 绳枢瓮牖
尽管他们家境贫寒，住在绳枢瓮牖的房子里，却依然努力学习，对生活充满希望。
Although their family was poor, living in a house with rope hinges and jar windows, they still studied diligently and were full of hope for life.
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- shéng绳xiān先qǐ启hòu后inherit the past and usher in the future
- shéng绳qí其zǔ祖wǔ武follow in ancestors' footsteps
- shéng绳jué厥zǔ祖wǔ武continue ancestral legacy
- shéng绳mò墨zhī之yán言wise and ethical advice
- shéng绳chuáng床wǎ瓦zào灶extremely poor living conditions
- shéng绳qiān愆jiū纠miù缪correct faults and rectify errors
- shéng绳qiān愆jiū纠miù谬correct errors and rectify mistakes
- shéng绳qiān愆jiū纠wéi违identify and correct faults
- shéng绳kǔn捆suǒ索bǎng绑bind tightly with ropes
- shéng绳shū枢zhī之shì士a person from a very humble and impoverished background
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Open the tool →Questions about 绳枢瓮牖
What does 绳枢瓮牖 mean?
绳枢瓮牖 (shéng shū wèng yǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes extremely simple and crude living conditions”.
How do you pronounce 绳枢瓮牖?
绳枢瓮牖 is pronounced shéng shū wèng yǒu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 绳枢瓮牖 literally mean?
Literally, 绳枢瓮牖 means “rope hinges and jar windows”. It is used to mean “describes extremely simple and crude living conditions”.
What is the Chinese definition of 绳枢瓮牖?
绳枢：用绳子系门，来代替转轴。形容住房条件十分简陋。多指贫穷人家。亦作“瓮牖绳枢”。