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Desolated is a door when no guests come knocking. Lit. To hang a net on the door and use it to catch sparrows (as no guests ever come).

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門前雀羅を張る

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門前雀羅を張る

Hiragana
もんぜんじゃくらをはる
Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
訪れる人が少なく、たいへん閑散としているようすをいうことわざ。門前に雀を捕らえるための網を張っても邪魔する人がいない、という意味から。
Easy Japanese Meaning
みせやいえにくるひとがほとんどいなくて、とてもしずかなようす。
Chinese (Simplified)
形容门庭冷落,来客稀少 / 非常冷清,无人上门 / 生意萧条,缺乏顾客
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That old tea shop has recently lost all its customers and has become completely deserted—literally, to hang a sparrow-catching net at the gate (i.e., no visitors come).

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

那家老茶馆最近客人已经断绝,门可罗雀。

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Desolated is a door when no guests come knocking. Lit. To hang a net on the door and use it to catch sparrows (as no guests ever come).

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