Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「窄門窄戶」, explained here.
Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「窄門窄戶」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
A metaphor for a small family.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhǎi mén zhǎi hù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jaak3 mun4 jaak3 wu6
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
