to be unable to find a place to stay (idiom)
(dialect) to chat; to gossip; to spin a yarn
1.to improve one's family's social status by moving up in the world2.to switch one's allegiance to a new patron
family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
(idiom) to shut oneself indoors; to avoid social contact; to cut oneself off from the outside world
Qinghemen, a district of Fuxin City 阜新市[fù xīn shì], Liaoning
to execute the whole family and confiscate their property
1.lit. the snow piles up at Cheng Yi's door (idiom)2.fig. deep reverence for one's master
1.wicker door, hole window (idiom); fig. wretched hovel2.living in poverty
to come from a distinguished family
the Qing dynasty equivalent of the Foreign Office
1.to try to score (a goal)2.final push (at a critical juncture)3.the final leg of sth
1.to introduce oneself2.originally a theatrical device in which a character explains his own role
1.to form one's own group or school of thought2.to set up one's own business3.to establish oneself
1.overgrown gate, wicker windows (idiom); poor person's house2.humble home
1.overgrown gate, wicker windows (idiom); poor person's house2.humble home
Sumatra, one of the Indonesian islands
装点门面裝點門面 1.lit. to decorate the front of one's store (idiom)2.fig. to embellish (one's CV, etc)3.to keep up appearances4.to put up a front+1 条 Xaitongmoin, a county in Shigatse City 日喀则市[rì kā zé shì], Tibet
guests filled the hall (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors
to take refuge in religious life
1.lit. devil's gate, crooked path (idiom); corrupt practices2.crooked methods3.dishonesty
1.open door policy2.Egyptian President Sadat's infitah policy towards investment and relations with Israel
Mentougou, a district of Beijing
to close doors and block openings (idiom); mounting a strict defense
lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing
1.lit. to shut oneself away and build a cart (idiom)2.fig. to work on a project in isolation, without caring for outside realities
leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand
1.lit. shut the door and beat the dog (idiom)2.fig. seal off the enemy's avenue of retreat, then strike hard
to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)
to support the family business (idiom)
Longmen Grottoes at Luoyang 洛阳[luò yáng], Henan
天安门广场天安門廣場 Tiananmen Square
Sumatra (one of the Indonesian islands)
铁将军把门鐵將軍把門 1.lit. General Iron is guarding the door (idiom)2.fig. the door is padlocked — nobody inside
澳门国际机场澳門國際機場 Macau International Airport
门源回族自治县門源回族自治縣 Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州[hǎi běi zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
see 装点门面[zhuāng diǎn mén miàn]
see 门源回族自治县[mén yuán huí zú zì zhì xiàn]