荜门圭窦 bì mén guī dòu

DEFINITIONS

  1. wicker door, hole window (idiom); fig. wretched hovel
  2. living in poverty

CHARACTERS

荜 bì species of bean; piper longtum
门 mén gate, door, entrance, opening
圭 guī jade pointed at top
窦 dòu surname; hole, burrow; corrupt