idiom
common

Meaning of 夜不闭户

夜不闭户 means doors need not be barred at night (describing a peaceful and well-governed society with excellent public order). Pronounced yè bù bì hù.

  • doors need not be barred at night (describing a peaceful and well-governed society with excellent public order)

Definitions & Examples

Zài
xiǎng
de
shè
huì
 
zhēn
zhèng
shí
xiàn
le
 
shí
 

In that ideal society, the state of leaving doors unbarred at night and lost articles untouched was truly realized.

Zhè
fāng
zhì
ān
hǎo
 
dào
le
de
chéng
 

Public order in this place is excellent, almost reaching the level where one need not close doors at night.

Zhǐ
yǒu
zhèng
zhì
qīng
míng
 
cái
néng
shí
xiàn
de
tài
píng
shèng
shì
 

Only with honest and enlightened government can a peaceful golden age where doors are left unbarred at night be realized.

dài
jiā
suǒ
miáo
huì
de
tóng
shì
jiè
 
shì
de
xiǎng
shè
huì
 

The Great Unity world depicted by ancient Confucianism was an ideal society where doors were not closed at night.