拒人於千里之外
jù​rén​yú​qiān​lǐ​zhī​wài

to keep people at a distance

  • created sense approved 拒人于千里之外/拒人於千里之外 · jù​rén​yú​qiān​lǐ​zhī​wài · to keep people at a distance — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拒人于千里之外 / 拒人於千里之外

    jù​rén​yú​qiān​lǐ​zhī​wài

    to keep people at a distance

    Keep someone a thousand miles away (from Mencius); used to describe an arrogant or cold attitude that makes it impossible to negotiate or even talk

    拒 (literal) → 拒 · jù · to refuse 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · other people 于 (literal) → 于/於 · yú · to 千里 (literal) → 千里 · qiān​lǐ · a thousand li 之外 (literal) → 之外 · zhī​wài · outside

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