閉門羹

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Chinese

to close the door; to seclude oneself; to isolate oneself soup
trad. (閉門羹) 閉門
simp. (闭门羹) 闭门
Literally:closed-door soup”.

Etymology

See the etymology at 吃閉門羹吃闭门羹 (chī bìméngēng).

Pronunciation


Noun

閉門羹

  1. denial of entrance

Derived terms