汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 寒门
寒门 (寒門)
poor and humble family / my family (humble)
〈书〉①贫寒的家庭。旧时多用来谦称自己的家。②微贱的家庭出身~。
hán () mén
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

萧梁皇族本出自寒门,不以文化显名。

The royal family of the Liang Dynasty was originally poor, not famous for its culture.

1930年,一名来自山东临清的寒门之子——季羡林,考上了清华大学,专业是西方文学。

Son to an impoverished rural family in Linqing, Shandong province, Ji was admitted to Tsinghua University in 1930 and majored in Western literature.

社会地位高人一等,不与无特权的庶族(又称寒门)联婚和同乘共坐。

The social position is a cut above other people, with the unprivileged commoners (did not say that my impoverished family) unites the marriage and with rides altogether sits.

不过,作为新起的皇族势力,其门风依然表现出寒门的传统,在宗室政策上表现为苛禁诸王及家族内部的严重冲突等。

However, as a newly rising royal force, it manifested the tradition of common people, which was shown by castigating the nobility and major conflicts within the family.