wicket gate; rustic door
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
wicket gate; rustic door made of wood or twigs
literaryA literary term often used to describe the simple door of a humble dwelling or a rustic, secluded place. It evokes imagery of poverty, simplicity, and pastoral life.
Rì日
mù暮
yǎn掩
chái柴
fēi扉
。
At dusk, I close the wicket gate.
Tā他
zhù住
zài在
shēn深
shān山
，
zhǐ只
yǒu有
yī一
dào道
chái柴
fēi扉
yǔ与
wài外
jiè界
xiāng相
gé隔
。
He lives deep in the mountains, separated from the outside world only by a rustic gate.
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Shī诗
rén人
bǐ笔
xià下
de的
chái柴
fēi扉
，
xiàng象
zhēng征
zhe着
qīng清
pín贫
yǔ与
níng宁
jìng静
。
The wicket gate in the poet's writing symbolizes poverty and tranquility.