粵

侯hau4門mun4似ci5海hoi2

simp侯门似海
hau4 mun4 ci5 hoi2hóu mén sì hǎi

English

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

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese

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