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敲门砖
qiāo mén zhuān
What 敲门砖 means
- lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient
- to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune
The characters in 敲门砖
- 敲qiāoto hit; to strike; to tap
- 门méngate; door; doorway; gateway; opening; valve; switch…
- 砖zhuānbrick; tile (floor or wall, not roof)
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