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The Chinese journey moves from characters to idioms. This free tool explores 「席門窮巷」, detailing its meaning and use.

Today’s idiom is 「席門窮巷」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.

Describes the place where one lives as poor and simple. Also known as “Ximen Pengxiang”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xí mén qióng xiàng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jik6 mun4 kung4 hong6/hong2

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