







绳枢之子 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person from a poor family”. A child of humble origins.

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Open the tool →绳枢之子 (shéng shū zhī zi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person from a poor family”.
绳枢之子 is pronounced shéng shū zhī zi in Mandarin Chinese.
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