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蓬门荜户

péng mén bì hùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
overgrown gate, wicker windows (idiom) / poor person's house / humble home
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

蓬門蓽戶 蓬门荜户 [peng2 men2 bi4 hu4] /overgrown gate, wicker windows (idiom); poor person's house/humble home/

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Other forms in these source records: 蓬門蓽戶

  • 蓬
    péng

    fleabane (family Asteraceae) / disheveled / classifier for luxuriant plants, smoke, ashes, campfires: clump, puff

    Péng

    surname Peng

  • 门
    mén

    gate / door / doorway / gateway / opening (CL:扇[shàn]) / valve / switch / other door-like or gate-like structure / way to do sth / knack / method / approach / family / household / lineage / (bound form) sect / school / faction (religious or academic) / (bound form) class / category / division / phylum / classifier for courses, fields of study, branches of technology, relatives by marriage, guns etc / (suffix) -gate (scandal)

    Mén

    surname Men

  • 荜
    bì

    bean / pulse

  • 户
    hù

    a household / door / family

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.