改换门闾

改换门闾
gǎihuànmén

to improve one's family's social status by moving up in the world

2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to improve one's family's social status by moving up in the world(inherited)

    • He studied hard, hoping to change his family's fortune.

  2. verb

    to switch one's allegiance to a new patron(inherited)

    • He changed allegiance and went to work for another company.

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Taking a stick in your own hand to beat yourself corrects your mistakes.

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