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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
Sense（1）
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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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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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).
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).
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あの古い茶店は最近すっかり客足が途絶え、門前雀羅を張るようになった。
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