Starting from characters, then words, the journey to learning Chinese leads to idioms. Our free resource teaches idioms like 「閉門卻掃」. Explanation below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「閉門卻掃」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
Que: stop; quesao: no longer sweep the car tracks, meaning to thank the guests. Close the gate and clear the car tracks. It means closing the door to visitors and not interacting with the outside world.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bì mén què sǎo
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bai3 mun4 keuk3 sou3
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.
