







善门难开 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it implies that once one starts a benevolent act or offers help”. It can be difficult to manage the subsequent influx of requests for assistance, often leading to an overwhelming situation. Literally, “The door of benevolence is hard to open”.

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Open the tool →善门难开 (shàn mén nán kāi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it implies that once one starts a benevolent act or offers help”.
善门难开 is pronounced shàn mén nán kāi in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 善门难开 means “the door of benevolence is hard to open”. It is used to mean “it implies that once one starts a benevolent act or offers help”.
善门:为善之门。旧指一旦行善助人,许多人都会来求援,凡无法应付了。