土阶茅屋 — Chinese idiom
土阶茅屋
tǔ jiē máo wū
Traditional: 土階茅屋
Meaning
- lit. earthen steps and a small cottage
- frugal living conditions
Character by character
- 土tǔsoil, earth; items made of earth
- 阶jiēstairs, steps; degree, rank
- 茅máorushes, reeds, grass; surname
- 屋wūbuilding, house, shelter; room
Idioms sharing a character
- 入土为安 rù tǔ wéi ān
- 卷土重来 juǎn tǔ chóng lái
- 土木形骸 tǔ mù xíng hái
- 土洋结合 tǔ yáng jié hé
- 土牛木马 tǔ niú mù mǎ
- 土生土长 tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng
- 土豪劣绅 tǔ háo liè shēn
- 土阶茅茨 tǔ jiē máo cí
- 守土有责 shǒu tǔ yǒu zé
- 寸土寸金 cùn tǔ cùn jīn
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