足不窥户 — “Never steps out of the house”
足不窥户 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “never steps out of the house”. Keeps strictly to one's home; a homebody. Literally, “Foot does not peek out of the door”.
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足不窥户 Pronunciation and Pinyin
足不窥户 Character Breakdown
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她自从退休后，就足不窥户，在家享受宁静的生活。
Since her retirement, she has never stepped out of the house, enjoying a peaceful life at home.
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- zú足shàng上shǒu首xià下to reverse proper order or hierarchy
- zú足bù不lǚ履yǐng影act with extreme caution
- zú足bù不yú逾hù户never stepping out of the house
- zú足bīng兵zú足shí食ample food and strong defense
- zú足chǐ尺jiā加èr二To be excessive; to go too far
- zú足lǚ履shí实dì地be practical and down-to-earth
- zú足zhì智duō多móu谋resourceful and sagacious
- zú足jiǎn茧shǒu手zhī胝callused hands and feet from arduous labor
- zú足yī衣zú足shí食ample food and clothing
- zú足zú足yǒu有yú余Ample and more than enough
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Open the tool →Questions about 足不窥户
What does 足不窥户 mean?
足不窥户 (zú bù kuī hù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “never steps out of the house”.
How do you pronounce 足不窥户?
足不窥户 is pronounced zú bù kuī hù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 足不窥户 literally mean?
Literally, 足不窥户 means “Foot does not peek out of the door”. It is used to mean “never steps out of the house”.
What is the Chinese definition of 足不窥户?
不出大门一步。指闭门自守。