闭门觅句 in English bi4 men2 mi4 ju4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) lock the door and search for the right word (idiomatic expression); metaphorically the serious hard work of writing

Simplified Characters

闭 门 觅 句

Traditional Characters

閉 門 覓 句

Pinyin

bi4 men2 mi4 ju4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

闭bi4to close 门men2surname Men 觅mi4to seek 句ju4variant of 勾[gou1]