门可罗雀
    Pinyin: mén kě luó què

    Usage: 主谓式;作谓语、定语、补语;形容门庭冷清

    Explanation: 大门之前可以张起网来捕麻雀。形容十分冷落,宾客稀少。

    Source: 西汉·司马迁《史记·汲郑列传》:“始翟公为廷尉,宾客阗门;及废,门外可设雀罗。”

    Example: 僮奴婢媪皆散,不半载,~矣。(清·纪昀《阅微草堂笔记》卷二十一)

  • Thesaurus:  gate and courtyard snub, Queue, Menqian snub
  • Antonym Group:  head gathered and moving, crowded conditions, flow, cheek-to-jaw, shoulder to shoulder follow on sb.'s heels, cheek-to-jaw, overwhelm, abustle, coming and going busily., hustle and bustle, heavy traffic, Rough Not through