門庭若市

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See also: 门庭若市

Chinese

front door and front yard; family status; family
to seem; like; as
to seem; like; as; if
 
 market; city
trad. (門庭若市) 門庭 若 市
simp. (门庭若市) 门庭 若 市
Literally: “front yard as busy as a marketplace”.

Etymology

令初下，群臣進諫，門庭若市。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
令初下，群臣进谏，门庭若市。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5th – 3rd centuries BCE
Lìng chū xià, qúnchén jìnjiàn, méntíng ruò shì.
Upon giving the order, a mass of ministers came to admonish; the front yard was as crowded as a market.

Pronunciation

Idiom

門庭若市

  1. with many visitors or customers

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