Word information
Simplified闭门羹
Traditional閉門羹
Pinyinbì mén gēng
Part of speechDictionary
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Chinese word dictionary
闭门羹
bì mén gēng · (fig.) denial of entry; flat refusal; cold rebuff
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出门chūmén
to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home; (of a woman) to get married
门méngate; door; CL:扇[shan4]; gateway; doorway; CL:個|个[ge4]; opening; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy); classifier for large guns; classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology; (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate); surname Men
门口ménkǒudoorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4]
门票ménpiàoticket (for theater, cinema etc)
部门bùméndepartment; branch; section; division; CL:個|个[ge4]
上门shàngménto drop in; to visit; to lock a door; (of a shop) to close; to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family