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闭门塞窦

bì mén sè dòudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to close doors and block openings (idiom) / mounting a strict defense
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-5e27131a3a943404. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

閉門塞竇 闭门塞窦 [bi4 men2 se4 dou4] /to close doors and block openings (idiom); mounting a strict defense/

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Other forms in these source records: 閉門塞竇

  • 闭
    bì

    to close / to stop up / to shut / to obstruct

  • 门
    mén

    gate / door / doorway / gateway / opening (CL:扇[shàn]) / valve / switch / other door-like or gate-like structure / way to do sth / knack / method / approach / family / household / lineage / (bound form) sect / school / faction (religious or academic) / (bound form) class / category / division / phylum / classifier for courses, fields of study, branches of technology, relatives by marriage, guns etc / (suffix) -gate (scandal)

    Mén

    surname Men

  • 塞
    sāi

    to plug / to stop up / to stuff in / (bound form) a stopper / a cork

    sài

    (bound form) strategic stronghold

    sè

    (bound form) to block / to obstruct

  • 窦
    dòu

    (literary) hole / aperture / (anatomy) cavity / sinus

    Dòu

    surname Dou

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.