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Open the tool →撑门拄户 (chēng mén zhǔ hù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bear the main responsibility and sustain a household or enterprise”.
撑门拄户 is pronounced chēng mén zhǔ hù in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 撑门拄户 means “Prop up the door and brace the household”. It is used to mean “to bear the main responsibility and sustain a household or enterprise”.
撑:支持;拄:支撑。支撑门户。指独立主持或担当某一方面的工作