闭门羹
Traditional (Taiwan):
閉門羹
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denial of entry
flat refusal
cold rebuff
fig.
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Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use
- Literally
- closed-door soup
- Meaning
- A refusal to receive a visitor; to be turned away at the door. Used in 'get the cold shoulder'-type situations (吃闭门羹).
Words with 闭门羹
Ending with 闭门羹
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吃闭门羹
chībìméngēng
be refused entrance
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尝闭门羹
chángbìméngēng
be refused entry
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