粵

閉bai3門mun4羹gang1

simp闭门羹
bai3 mun4 gang1bì mén gēng

English

  1. (fig.) denial of entry; flat refusal; cold rebuff
  2. to refuse seeing somebody, to turn somebody down; literally, close door soup

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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。

Examples

  • 我都係唔揾佢喇,費事俾人請我食閉門羹啦。

    I'm not going to bother with him, to avoid rejection.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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