夜不闭户

yèbúbìhù

doors are not bolted at night —law and order prevail

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ye4 bu4 bi4 hu4

lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society

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夜不闭户

yè bú bì hù

Doors are unbolted at night.; Doors are not bolted at night.; Honesty prevails throughout.; keep the doors open all night; The doors were not closed at night (in the Golden Age).; (Robbery was rare, and) the people could always leave their doors open even at night.; There's no need to close doors at night.

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夜不閉戶|夜不闭户 [yè bù bì hù] ► lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society