杜门谢客
dù​mén​xiè​kè

to refuse visitors

  • created sense approved 杜门谢客/杜門謝客 · dù​mén​xiè​kè · to refuse visitors — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    杜门谢客 / 杜門謝客

    dù​mén​xiè​kè

    to refuse visitors

    To close one's door and refuse to see visitors; to live in seclusion and avoid social contact.

    杜门 (literal) → 杜门/杜門 · dù​mén · to close one's door 谢客 (literal) → 谢客/謝客 · xiè​kè · to decline visitors

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