閉門羹 [闭门－]

Jyutping bai3 mun4 gang1
Pinyin bì mén gēng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. see 吃閉門羹|吃闭门羹[chi1 bi4 men2 geng1]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    去​人​哋​屋企​拜​訪​嘅​時​候​屋主​唔​俾​人​客入​屋​，​或者​臨時​被​拒絕​見面​。
    to refuse seeing somebody, to turn somebody down; literally, close door soup
    • 我都係唔揾佢喇，費事俾人請我食閉門羹啦。
      我都系唔揾佢喇，费事俾人请我食闭门羹啦。
      ngo5 dou1 hai6 m4 wan2 keoi5 laa3, fai3 si6 bei2 jan4 ceng2 ngo5 sik6 bai3 mun4 gang1 laa1.
      I'm not going to look for him anyway, to avoid the trouble of being turned down.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    denial of entrance
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我都系唔揾佢喇，费事俾人请我食闭门羹啦。
    我都係唔揾佢喇，費事俾人請我食閉門羹啦。
    ngo5 dou1 hai6 m4 wan2 keoi5 laa3, fai3 si6 bei2 jan4 ceng2 ngo5 sik6 bai3 mun4 gang1 laa1.
    • I'm not going to look for him anyway, to avoid the trouble of being turned down.