mou5 jim2 gai1 lung4冇掩雞籠冇掩鸡笼
Jyutpingmou5 jim2 gai1 lung4
Yalemóuh yím gāi lùhng
Definition
Wide open or unguarded, allowing free access to anyone; can also describe someone who speaks carelessly.
- wide open; unguarded; allowing free and unrestricted access
- figurativedescribing someone who speaks carelessly, without filters or restraint
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How it's used
This idiom vividly describes a place or a person lacking any barrier or restraint. When applied to a physical location, it implies a lack of security or privacy. When applied to a person, it characterizes someone who cannot keep a secret or speaks without thinking.
Examples
Your front door is left wide open like an unguarded chicken coop.
He has no filter, spilling all the secrets like an open chicken coop.
Related words
Common phrases
to have a big mouth
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe a literal chicken coop, as it is strictly a figurative expression for human behavior or lack of security.
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Grammar guides
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