Shut up

Shut up

The Chinese idiom, B ì m é ns è D ò u in pinyin, means to close doors and windows and block caves. Most of them are strict precautions. It comes from CAI Yuanding, the fourth biography of scholars in the history of Song Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

Close door

Idiom usage

In Zhang Yu, a continuation of the mysterious and strange records by Li Fuyan of Tang Dynasty, it is said that "when you shut your door, you are ashamed to see my disciples." Niu Xiu of Qing Dynasty wrote in the sequel to Gu Gong, yanlingdao: "the residents were surprised to tell each other that the ghost was coming, and they often closed their doors to the night every day."

The origin of Idioms

Cai Yuanding, the fourth biography of scholars in the history of the Song Dynasty, said: "if there is any disaster, it can not be avoided behind closed doors."