闭门羹

Traditional form:

閉門羹

Pinyin (reading):

bìméngēng

Definitions:

• (fig.) denial of entry; flat refusal; cold rebuff

Characters:

• 闭 - to shut, to close; to obstruct, to block
• 门 - gate, door, entrance, opening
• 羹 - soup, broth

Traditional characters:

• 閉 - to shut, to close; to obstruct, to block
• 門 - gate, door, entrance, opening
• 羹 - soup, broth