敲門磚

haau1 mun4 zyun1

lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient · to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune

2 Written Forms

Meanings

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

Written Forms

敲門磚Traditional · Main Form
敲门砖Alternate Form

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