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Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「閂門閉戶」—details below.

For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「閂門閉戶」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.

Latch: a horizontal bar on a door. It means to close the door and shut the windows.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shuān mén bì hù

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

saan1 mun4 bai3 wu6

Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.