the gateway is thronged with horses and carriages

the gateway is thronged with horses and carriages

The Chinese idiom, CH ē m ǎ Ti á nm é n in pinyin, means that cars are full of doors. It means that there are many guests, which is the same as "cars and horses filling the door". It comes from the deep biography of Tuoba in northern history.

The origin of Idioms

"Tuoba deep biography of northern history:" it was selected by the rest of the people, filled with chariots and horses; and the officials lived in the border, and the guests traveled rarely. "

Idiom usage

It is used as object and complement to describe many guests. There are many relatives coming and going here. They are noisy and crowded with cars and horses. A dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty