(n) the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway, Syn. threshold, doorstep
[变生肘腋 / 變生肘腋, biàn shēng zhǒu yèㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ] lit. calamity in one's armpit (成语 saw); a major coup happening on one's doorstep; trouble or danger in one's own backyard#197077
[ぶらさがり, burasagari] (n) (1) (id) cornering someone by lying in wait, e.g. for an unexpected interview or photograph; doorstepping; (adj-f) (2) hanging; dangling
[ぶらさがりしゅざい, burasagarishuzai] (n) doorstop interview; doorstep interview; on-the-move interview; informal interview in which reporters surround a public figure and prod him for an off-the-cuff response