the mansions of the nobility were inaccessible to the common man(hóu mén rú hǎi)

the mansions of the nobility were inaccessible to the common man

Houmen is like a sea, Pinyin is h ó um é NR ú h ǎ I, Chinese idiom, meaning that Houmen is as deep as the sea; it refers to people who knew each other in the past, but later alienated and isolated because of the great disparity of status. It's from "giving away the maidservant.".

Idiom explanation

Hou men: used to refer to the noble family; Hai: used to refer to the deep family.

The origin of Idioms

Cui Jiao of the Tang Dynasty wrote the poem "to give away the maidservant:" the prince and the grandson chase after them, and the green pearl drips the scarf in tears. As soon as the Marquis entered the sea, Xiao Lang was a passer-by

Idiom usage

The family of the nobility is strictly forbidden. But he said, "I'm something! His family doesn't recognize me, so it's no use going there. The sixth chapter of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty

Idiom story

Cui Jiao, a scholar of the Tang Dynasty, fell in love with his aunt's maidservant. Later, she was sold to Lian Shuai, and they couldn't see each other. One day, Cui Jiao met her on the road and couldn't talk to her. Cui Jiao was so moved that he wrote a poem: "my son and my grandson are chasing after me, and the green pearl is weeping. As soon as the Marquis entered the sea, Xiao Lang was a passer-by

Chinese PinYin : hóu mén rú hǎi