敲門磚

See also: 敲门砖

Chinese

		to knock on a door	brick
trad. (敲門磚)		敲門	磚
simp. (敲门砖)		敲门	砖

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiāoménzhuān

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠ ㄇㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄢ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiāoménzhuān
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠ ㄇㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciaoménjhuan
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiao¹-mên²-chuan¹
    • Yale: chyāu-mén-jwān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiaumenjuan
    • Palladius: цяомэньчжуань (cjaomɛnʹčžuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵/

Noun

敲門磚

1. stepping stone to success