Chinese education begins with characters, continues with phrases, and grows into idioms. This free lesson covers the idiom 「善門難開」. Learn its usage below.
This feature highlights the idiom 「善門難開」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
The Gate of Goodness: The Gate to Doing Good. It used to mean that once you do good and help others, many people will come to you for help, and you will be unable to cope with them.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shàn mén nán kāi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sin6 mun4 naan4 hoi1
Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.
