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Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「來者勿拒」.

Learn about the idiom 「來者勿拒」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.

Never refuse anyone who comes to you with a request or anything that is offered to you. Same as “accept all who come”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

lái zhě wù jù

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

loi4 je2 mat6 keui5

The sheer number of Chinese idioms and their varied meanings make them fascinating to study. Let these materials assist you as you advance your Chinese skills and understanding.