閉關鎖港

Chinese

		to block the passage; to shut the gate; to close off the country	to lock up; to lock	harbour; Hong Kong (abbrev.)
trad. (閉關鎖港)		閉關	鎖	港
simp. (闭关锁港)		闭关	锁	港

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bìguān suǒ gǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄤˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bìguān suǒ gǎng [Phonetic: bìguānsuógǎng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bìguan suǒ gǎng
    • Wade–Giles: pi⁴-kuan¹ so³ kang³
    • Yale: bì-gwān swǒ gǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bihguan suoo gaang
    • Palladius: бигуань со ган (biguanʹ so gan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

閉關鎖港

1. to cut off a country from the outside world

   • 香港立法會4月28日三讀通過《入境條例》修訂草案，將於8月1日正式生效。多個民間團體批評修訂條例有如「閉關鎖港」。 [MSC, trad.]
     香港立法会4月28日三读通过《入境条例》修订草案，将于8月1日正式生效。多个民间团体批评修订条例有如「闭关锁港」。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2021 April 30, 《香港修訂入境條例 民團批閉關鎖港或變大監獄》

     Xiānggǎng Lìfǎhuì 4yuè 28 rì sāndú tōngguò “Rùjìng Tiáolì” xiūdìng cǎo'àn, jiāng yú 8yuè 1rì zhèngshì shēngxiào. Duōge mínjiān tuántǐ pīpíng xiūdìng tiáolì yǒurú “bìguānsuǒgǎng”. [Pinyin]

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (閉關鎖港):

• → Korean: 중남경녀(閉關鎖港) (jungnamgyeongnyeo)
• → Vietnamese: bế quan toả cảng (閉關鎖港)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
閉	關	鎖	港

Idiom

閉關鎖港

1. chữ Hán form of bế quan toả cảng (“to cut off a country from the outside world”).