







绳枢之士 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person living in extreme poverty”. Someone from a very humble and impoverished background. Literally, “Rope-hinge person”.

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Open the tool →绳枢之士 (shéng shū zhī shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person living in extreme poverty”.
绳枢之士 is pronounced shéng shū zhī shì in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 绳枢之士 means “Rope-hinge person”. It is used to mean “a person living in extreme poverty”.
枢:门上的转轴;绳枢:用绳子系枢轴。形容生活贫穷的人或指贫苦人家子弟