上下同门 — Chinese Idiom
上下同门 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a reciprocal term used between a paternal aunt's husband and a niece's husband, denoting their cross-generational in-law relationship”.
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上下同门 Pronunciation and Pinyin
上下同门 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 上下同门
王伯伯和李先生是上下同门，他们在家族聚会上聊得很开心。
Uncle Wang and Mr. Li are 'shàngxià tóngmén'; they chatted happily at the family gathering.
Idioms Related to 上下同门
More idioms starting with 上
- shàng上shàng上xià下xià下throughout an organization or a place
- shàng上xià下yī一xīn心united from top to bottom
- shàng上xià下wéi为nán难difficult from both sides
- shàng上xià下jiāo交kùn困struggling from top to bottom
- shàng上xià下qí其shǒu手collude to manipulate unfairly
- shàng上xià下tóng同xīn心All levels united in spirit
- shàng上xià下tóng同yù欲all levels united in purpose
- shàng上xià下tiān天guāng光sky and water merge in light
- shàng上xià下dǎ打liang量look someone over carefully
- shàng上xià下fú浮dòng动fluctuate up and down
- shàng上xià下xiāng相ān安superiors and subordinates coexist peacefully
- shàng上xià下fān翻téng腾toss and turn vigorously
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What does 上下同门 mean?
上下同门 (shàng xià tóng mén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a reciprocal term used between a paternal aunt's husband and a niece's husband, denoting their cross-generational in-law relationship”.
How do you pronounce 上下同门?
上下同门 is pronounced shàng xià tóng mén in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 上下同门?
上下：指上一辈与下一辈。姑婿与侄婿的互称。