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侯門似海 (hau4 mun4 ci5 hoi2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

侯門似海 (hau4 mun4 ci5 hoi2, hóu mén sì hǎi) — (lit.) the gate of a noble house is like the sea (idiom); (fig.) there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people

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beyond HSK

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