顶门壮户 — “To uphold and bring honor to one's family”
顶门壮户 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to uphold and bring honor to one's family”. To be the pillar of the household and ensure its prosperity. Literally, “Prop up the door and strengthen the household”.
顶门壮户 Pronunciation and Pinyin
顶门壮户 Character Breakdown
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Origin and Story of 顶门壮户
Jia Mu and Li Wan were chatting with their child. Jia Baoyu came in carrying a cage with a cicada.
Jia Mu scolded him for not studying, while at the same time praising Jia Lan for his promising future, saying he would certainly uphold and bring honor to the family in place of Jia Zhu.
Li Wan started shedding tears at the thought of Jia Zhu. Seeing Baoyu, she said that children should be praised often, as this encouragement would help them make progress.
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Synonyms of 顶门壮户
More idioms starting with 顶
- dǐng顶míng名mào冒xìng姓assume another's name and identity
- dǐng顶míng名tì替shēn身Impersonate someone as a substitute
- dǐng顶tiān天lì立dì地stand tall and firm
- dǐng顶tiān天zhǒng踵dì地live with dignity between heaven and earth
- dǐng顶tóu头shàng上si司immediate superior
- dǐng顶lǐ礼mó膜bài拜worship devoutly
- dǐng顶zhǒng踵jìn尽juān捐make the ultimate sacrifice
- dǐng顶zhǒng踵juān捐mí糜sacrifice one's life
- dǐng顶zhēn针xù续má麻word chain game
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Open the tool →Questions about 顶门壮户
What does 顶门壮户 mean?
顶门壮户 (dǐng mén zhuàng hù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to uphold and bring honor to one's family”.
How do you pronounce 顶门壮户?
顶门壮户 is pronounced dǐng mén zhuàng hù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 顶门壮户 literally mean?
Literally, 顶门壮户 means “Prop up the door and strengthen the household”. It is used to mean “to uphold and bring honor to one's family”.
Where does 顶门壮户 come from?
顶门壮户 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to the modern era. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 顶门壮户?
指支撑门户，光耀门第。