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拒之門外

简 拒之门外 · 繁 拒之門外
Mandarin · pinyin jù zhī mén wài

Meanings

  1. to lock one's door and refuse to see sb
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Characters in this entry

拒
jù · ward off with hand, defend
之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
門
mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
外
wài · out, outside, external; foreign
门
mén · gate, door, entrance, opening
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4–1–2–4 · ju4 zhi1 men2 wai4

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 2 senses · 1 Cantonese reading

keoi5 zi1 mun4 ngoi6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to deny entry
  2. (idiomatic) to reject

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