門庭若市

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See also: 门庭若市

Chinese

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front door and front yard; family status; family
to seem; like; as
to seem; like; as; if
 
market; city
trad. (門庭若市) 門庭
simp. (门庭若市) 门庭

Etymology

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群臣進諫門庭若市 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
群臣进谏门庭若市 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5th – 3rd centuries BCE
Lìng chū xià, qúnchén jìnjiàn, méntíng ruò shì. [Pinyin]
Upon giving the order, a mass of ministers came to admonish; the front yard was as crowded as a market.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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門庭若市

  1. front yard as busy as a marketplace; a place with many visitors

Antonyms

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