侯門似海 hóu mén sì hǎi

noble homes are hard to reach for common people

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
  2. 2. lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea

Characters

Character Meaning
侯 hóu
surname Hou; nobleman or high official
門 mén
door; gate; doorway
似 sì HSK 5
see 似的shì de; to seem; to appear
海 hǎi HSK 4
ocean; sea; great number of people or things