chī bì mén gēng

Traditional: 吃閉門羹

吃闭门羹 (chī bì mén gēng) is a Chinese word meaning “to be refused entrance; to find the door closed”.

Meanings

  1. 1to be refused entrance; to find the door closed

Characters in 吃闭门羹

吃chī · to eat; to consume闭bì · to close门mén · gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇[shan4])羹gēng · thick soup

Related words

吃to eat; to consume吃variant of 吃[chi1]门gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇[shan4])门surname Men闭to close吃饭to have a meal部门department开门(lit. and fig.) to open a door吃惊to be startled好吃tasty; delicious好吃to be fond of eating; to be gluttonous关闭to close; to shut (a window etc)

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