門庭若市

See also: 门庭若市

Chinese

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Etymology

令初下，群臣進諫，門庭若市。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

令初下，群臣进谏，门庭若市。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5^th – 3^rd 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

Mandarin
(Pinyin): méntíngruòshì

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mun⁴ ting⁴ joek⁶ si⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: méntíngruòshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: méntíngruòshìh
  - Wade–Giles: mên²-tʻing²-jo⁴-shih⁴
  - Yale: mén-tíng-rwò-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mentyngruohshyh
  - Palladius: мэньтинжоши (mɛnʹtinžoši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mən³⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵⁻⁵⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mun⁴ ting⁴ joek⁶ si⁵
  - Yale: mùhn tìhng yeuhk síh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mun⁴ ting⁴ joek⁹ si⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: mun⁴ ting⁴ yêg⁶ xi⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /muːn²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹ jœːk̚² siː¹³/

Idiom

門庭若市

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

Antonyms

門可羅雀／门可罗雀 (ménkěluóquè)

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