閉門覓句

简 闭门觅句 · 繁 閉門覓句
Mandarin · pinyin bì mén mì jù

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  1. lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing
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閉
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門
mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
覓
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句
jù · sentence
闭
bì · shut, close; obstruct, block up
门
mén · gate, door, entrance, opening
觅
mì · seek; search
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4–2–4–4 · bi4 men2 mi4 ju4

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bai3 mun4 mik6 geoi3

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閉門覓句 · bi4 men2 mi4 ju4
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Exact source record閉門覓句 闭门觅句 [bi4 men2 mi4 ju4] /lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing/