倚門倚閭

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Chinese

to lean against a doorpost; to wait by a door or in a doorway to lean against a gatepost; to wait by a village or alley gate
trad. (倚門倚閭) 倚門 倚閭
simp. (倚门倚闾) 倚门 倚闾
Literally: “leaning against the door of one's house and the gate of one's village”.

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Idiom

倚門倚閭

  1. (of parents or elders) to eagerly await the return of one's children