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Open the tool →蓬门筚户 (péng mén bì hù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a humble abode”.
蓬门筚户 is pronounced péng mén bì hù in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 蓬门筚户 means “Thatch door and wicker dwelling”. It is used to mean “a humble abode”.
形容穷苦人家所住的简陋的房屋。