keep close at hom(dù mén zì shòu)
keep close at hom
Dumenzishou, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ù m é NZ ì sh ò u, which means to close the door and be on guard. It comes from the biography of Kong Guang in Hanshu.
Analysis of Idioms
Close synonym: Du menzijue and seclusion
The origin of Idioms
"Kong guangzhuan" in Hanshu: "the light retreats from Lu Li, and Du men defends himself."
Idiom usage
It is used as predicate, object and attribute. Example Liu Dahuai's book of learning from Wu Ge in Qing Dynasty: "it's because Du's family is self-defense, looking at the hall steps from afar, as vast as a ladder."
Chinese PinYin : dù mén zì shòu
keep close at hom
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