| 釋義 |
篳門圭竇篳門圭窬/篳門蓬戶bì mén guī dòua humble abode (/rust hut); a poor man’s house; be reduced to hovels
? 今自王叔之相也，政以賄成，而刑放于寵，官之師旅，不勝其富，吾能無～乎？(《左傳·襄十年》) Now since Wang Shu became chief minister,the government has been carried on by means of bribes,and punish ments have been in the hands of his favourites. His officers have become enormously rich,and it is not to be wondered at if we are reduced to such hovels.
? 王叔之宰曰： “～之人，而皆陵其上，其難為上矣?！?《左傳·襄十年》) Wang Shu’s steward said，“When people who live in hovels,with wicker doors fitted to holes in the wall,insult their superiors,it is hard to be a man of superior rank.” 篳門圭竇bì mén ɡuī dòu篳門：柴門；圭竇：在墻上鑿的圭形門洞，上尖下方。形容家庭非常貧寒。grass hut a humble dwelling, great scholars coming from poor families |