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Jyutping
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Pinyin
mén kě luó què
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
語句
客人少到可以喺門口捉雀仔
completely empty of guests or customers; literally: one can net birds at the door
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, figuratively, idiomatic
to have few visitors
(syn.) 拍乌蝇, 拍烏蠅
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
高尔夫球场门可罗雀,一个人都没有!
高爾夫球場門可羅雀,一個人都沒有!
gāo ěr fū qiú chǎng mén kě luó què , yī gè rén dōu méi yǒu !
The golf course is completely deserted. There is not a single person!
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
门可罗雀
門可羅雀
can set up a bird trap at the house door (complete absence of callers).
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
门可罗雀
門可羅雀
mén kě luó què
to have few visitors (literally, “can use a net to catch sparrows at the gate”)