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吃閉門羹 (hek3 bai3 mun4 gang1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

吃閉門羹 (hek3 bai3 mun4 gang1, chī bì mén gēng) — to be refused entrance; to find the door closed

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 吃不到的葡萄是酸的 (hek3 bat1 dou3 dik1 pou4 tou4 si6 syun1 dik1) — lit. grapes that one had no chance to eat turns sour, meaning one becoming jeal…
• 吃口 (gat6 hau2) — Stammer
• 吃口吃舌 (hek3 hau2 hek3 sit6) — speaking not fluently; a speech disorder; stuttering
• 吃水線 (hek3 seoi2 sin3) — draft marks
• 吃煙 (hek3 jin1) — to smoke
• 吃老本 (hek3 lou5 bun2) — live off one's past success

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