杜门绝客 — “To shut oneself away”
杜门绝客 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to shut oneself away”. To live in seclusion, refusing to see visitors. Literally, “Close the door and refuse guests”.
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退休后，他过上了杜门绝客的生活，专心研究古典文学。
After retirement, he lived a life of seclusion, dedicating himself to the study of classical literature.
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Synonyms of 杜门绝客
More idioms starting with 杜
- dù杜kǒu口tūn吞shēng声keep silent due to fear or resentment
- dù杜kǒu口wú无yán言keep silent and say nothing
- dù杜kǒu口mù木shé舌keep silent and speechless
- dù杜kǒu口jié结shé舌struck dumb; speechless
- dù杜kǒu口jué绝shé舌rendered speechless
- dù杜kǒu口jué绝yán言keep silent and refuse to speak
- dù杜kǒu口guǒ裹zú足silenced and immobilized by apprehension
- dù杜bì弊qīng清yuán源eliminate malpractices and purify the source
- dù杜wēi微shèn慎fáng防nip trouble in the bud
- dù杜duàn断fáng房móu谋resourceful in strategy and decisive in action
- dù杜jiàn渐fáng防wēi微nip evil in the bud
- dù杜jiān渐fáng防méng萌nip evil in the bud
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Open the tool →Questions about 杜门绝客
What does 杜门绝客 mean?
杜门绝客 (dù mén jué kè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to shut oneself away”.
How do you pronounce 杜门绝客?
杜门绝客 is pronounced dù mén jué kè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 杜门绝客 literally mean?
Literally, 杜门绝客 means “Close the door and refuse guests”. It is used to mean “to shut oneself away”.
What is the Chinese definition of 杜门绝客?
指不与人往来。同“杜门谢客”。