关门大吉

關門大吉

guānmén-dàjí

idiom #19,983

Meanings

1 to shut up shop for good
2 to close down a business (often used ironically or resignedly)

Characters

to close / to shut

auspicious / lucky

Examples

HSK 3

生意越来越差，最后只好关门大吉。

Shēngyì yuèláiyuè chà, zuìhòu zhǐhǎo guānmén-dàjí.

Business got worse and worse, so in the end they just shut up shop for good.

HSK 6

又一家餐厅关门大吉，街上越来越冷清。

Yòu yī jiā cāntīng guānmén-dàjí, jiēshang yuèláiyuè lěngqīng.

Another restaurant closed down, and the street is getting more and more deserted.

Tips

culture

The idiom is ironic: 大吉 means 'great fortune' or 'auspicious', so literally it says 'close the door to great fortune.' In reality it is used when a business fails and closes permanently - a sardonic spin on misfortune.

Stroke Order

关 guān

门 mén

大 dà

吉 jí