粵

敲haau1門mun4磚zyun1

simp敲门砖
haau1 mun4 zyun1qiāo mén zhuān

English

  1. lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient
  2. to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune
  3. stepping stone to fortune; literally: brick as a door knocker

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 謀求名利嘅手段

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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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