铁将军把门
tiě​jiāng​jūn​bǎ​mén

the door is padlocked

  • created sense approved 铁将军把门/鐵將軍把門 · tiě​jiāng​jūn​bǎ​mén · the door is padlocked — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    铁将军把门 / 鐵將軍把門

    tiě​jiāng​jūn​bǎ​mén

    the door is padlocked

    (idiom) a way of saying that the door is locked and nobody is home; literally, "General Iron is guarding the door", where "General Iron" refers to a padlock because it is strong and made of metal

    铁将军 (literal) → 铁将军/鐵將軍 · tiě​jiāng​jūn · lock 把门 (literal) → 把门/把門 · bǎ​mén · to guard a gate

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