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Open the tool →闩门闭户 (shuān mén bì hù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stay indoors, often in seclusion or to avoid interaction”.
闩门闭户 is pronounced shuān mén bì hù in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 闩门闭户 means “Bolt the door and close the house”. It is used to mean “to stay indoors, often in seclusion or to avoid interaction”.
闩:门上横木。犹言关门闭户。