陋巷 lòuxiàng

lòuxiàng noun a narrow alley; a poor neighborhood
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '陋巷'; Guoyu '陋巷'; Wikipedia '陋巷')

Contained in

• 幽兰藏于深谷 珍珠藏于海底 宝玉藏于琢磨 钢铁藏于冶鍊 大器藏于晚成 显达藏于谦卑 圣贤藏于陋巷 大智藏于愚拙(幽蘭藏於深谷 珍珠藏於海底 寶玉藏於琢磨 鋼鐵藏於冶鍊 大器藏於晚成 顯達藏於謙卑 聖賢藏於陋巷 大智藏於愚拙) Orchids are found in deep valleys. Pearls are found in the depths of oceans. Jade is found in polishing and refinement. Steel is found in refinement and forging. Greatness is found in slow maturation. Nobility is found in humbleness. Sages are found in back alleys. The wise are found in slow-wittedness.

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• Scroll 16 Fo Zu Lidai Tong Zai 佛祖歷代通載 — count: 1
• Scroll 16 Tan Jin Wenji 鐔津文集 — count: 1
• Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 1
• Scroll 13 Tan Jin Wenji 鐔津文集 — count: 1
• Scroll 2 Rentian Yan Mu 人天眼目 — count: 1
• Scroll 9 Suvarṇavarṇāvadāna (Jinse Tongzi Yinyuan Jing) 金色童子因緣經 — count: 1
• Scroll 3 Rentian Yan Mu 人天眼目 — count: 1
• Scroll 1 Quotations from Abbot Ru Jing 如淨和尚語錄 — count: 1
• Scroll 3 Shuo Wugou Cheng Jing Shu 說無垢稱經疏 — count: 1
• Scroll 1 Hong Zhi Chan Shi Guang Lu 宏智禪師廣錄 — count: 1

Collocations

• 贫陋巷 (貧陋巷) 遊貧陋巷而巡乞食 — Vimalakīrtinirdeśasūtra (Shuo Wugou Cheng Jing) 說無垢稱經, Scroll 2 — count: 2