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 9 Suvarṇavarṇāvadāna (Jinse Tongzi Yinyuan Jing) 金色童子因緣經 — count: 1
• Scroll 1 Quotations from Abbot Ru Jing 如淨和尚語錄 — count: 1
• Scroll 1 Long Shu Zeng Guang Jing Tu Wen 龍舒增廣淨土文 — count: 1
• Scroll 8 Beishan Record 北山錄 — count: 1
• Scroll 7 Quotations from Chan Master Yuanwu Foguo 圓悟佛果禪師語錄 — count: 1
• Scroll 1 Hong Zhi Chan Shi Guang Lu 宏智禪師廣錄 — count: 1
• Scroll 1 A Brief Commentary and Summary of the Sūtra On The Buddha's Bequeathed Teaching 佛遺教經論疏節要 — count: 1
• Scroll 16 Tan Jin Wenji 鐔津文集 — count: 1
• Scroll 2 Vimalakīrtinirdeśasūtra (Shuo Wugou Cheng Jing) 說無垢稱經 — count: 1
• Scroll 14 Guang Hong Ming Ji 廣弘明集 — count: 1 , has English translation

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