夜不閉戶 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 夜不閉戶

夜不閉戶 (夜不闭户)

Definition lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society

Idiom 户 door / There is no need to bolt the door to sleep at night / Describes that social security is good

Usage

Antonym 渾水摸魚

中文释义夜间不用关闭门户睡觉。形容政治清明，盗贼绝迹。语本《礼记．礼运》"谋闭而不兴，盗窃乱贼而不作，故外户而不闭，是谓大同。"

Characters 夜 yè 不 bù/bú 闭 (閉) bì 户 (戶) hù

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