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敲门砖

qiāo mén zhuān

3-character word Traditional 敲門磚

What 敲门砖 means

1. lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient
2. 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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