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close the country to international intercourse

闭关自守
bì guān zì shǒu
b+ì·4th toneg+uān·1st tonez+ì·4th tonesh+ǒu·3rd tone
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Synonyms
Synonyms
to close the passes and seal off the country · to close a country to exclude foreign contact闭关锁国bì guān suǒ guóto close the passes · to seal off the country · seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists)闭关bì guānconservative · to guard · to keep保守bǎo shǒuto shut one's eyes and stop one's ears · out of touch with reality · to bury one's head in the sand闭目塞听bì mù sè tīng
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