- 拒之门外 jùzhīménwài to refuse admittanceTo shut the door against someone; describes refusing to see someone or rejecting another person's involvement or cooperation.
- 门外汉 ménwàihàn laymanAn outsider; a person who does not belong to a particular profession or lacks knowledge about a specific subject.
- 旁门外道 pángménwàidào unorthodox ways(variant form) heterodox schools or deviant paths; unorthodox methods
- 傍门外道 pàngménwàidào unorthodox ways(variant form) heterodox schools or non-mainstream practices, often referring to heresy or dishonest methods
- 邪门外道 xiéménwàidào heterodox waysevil spirits and crooked paths; wicked ways or heterodox teachings