尝闭门羹
cháng​bì​mén​gēng

to be denied entrance

  • created reference approved 尝闭门羹/嘗閉門羹 → 闭门羹/閉門羹 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    尝闭门羹 / 嘗閉門羹 cháng​bì​mén​gēng

    闭门羹 / 閉門羹 bì​mén​gēng

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 尝闭门羹/嘗閉門羹 · cháng​bì​mén​gēng · to be denied entrance — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    尝闭门羹 / 嘗閉門羹

    cháng​bì​mén​gēng

    to be denied entrance

    To be shut out or refused entry; often used metaphorically for being turned down when making a request.

    尝 (literal) → 尝/嘗 · cháng · to experience 闭门羹 (literal) → 闭门羹/閉門羹 · bì​mén​gēng · denial of entry

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense