飨以闭门羹 in English xiang3 yi3 bi4 men2 geng1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to close the door in one's face (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

飨 以 闭 门 羹

Traditional Characters

饗 以 閉 門 羹

Pinyin

xiang3 yi3 bi4 men2 geng1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

飨xiang3(literary) to offer food and drinks 以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 闭bi4to close 门men2surname Men 羹geng1soup