篱壁间物 — “Common household items”

Q: What is the Chinese definition of 篱壁间物?

篱：篱笆，围墙。指家园内的平常物品

篱壁间物 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Common household items”. Things readily available and not considered precious or special. Literally, “Items between fences and walls; common household objects”.

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篱壁间物 Pronunciation and Pinyin

篱壁间物 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order

Character	Pinyin	Strokes	Meaning
篱	lí	16	bamboo or wicker fence
壁	bì	16	wall, cliff, or defensive barrier
间	jiān	7	space between; room
物	wù	8	thing, matter, creature, object

Example Sentence with 篱壁间物

对于老农来说，这些简单的农具就是篱壁间物，随手可得。

For the old farmer, these simple farm tools are just common household items, readily available at hand.

Origin and Story of 篱壁间物

During the Jin Dynasty, Huan Xuan harbored contempt for Huan Ya.

Huan Ya had planted numerous peach trees in the capital, which bore plentiful fruit. Huan Xuan frequently visited Huan Ya's residence to request peaches, but Huan Ya consistently offered him only the inferior ones, reserving the finest for himself.

Consequently, Huan Xuan penned a letter to Yin Zhongwen, ridiculing Huan Ya: 'If one's virtue shines brightly, even the humble arrows are guarded by one's reputation; but if it does not, then even common items within one's home (篱壁间物) become unobtainable.'