Definition
逐客令 is a fixed expression meaning 'an order for a guest to leave' — it's not a literal command but a figurative way of saying someone is being asked to leave, often politely or indirectly. The phrase comes from historical records of a king ordering a guest to depart, and today it's used in both formal and informal contexts to describe the act of showing someone the door.
n.
order for a guest to leave (figurative: to show someone the door)
Examples
- ，逐客令。Tā shuōhuà tài bú kèqi, zhǔrén zhǐhǎo xià le zhú kè líng.He spoke so rudely that the host had no choice but to show him the door.
- ，逐客令。Huìyì hái méi jiéshù, lǎobǎn jiù duì tā xià le zhú kè líng.The meeting wasn't over yet, but the boss already gave him the order to leave.
- ，逐客令。Tā chájué dào zìjǐ bú shòu huānyíng, méi děng zhǔrén xià zhú kè líng jiù zhǔdòng gàocí le.She sensed she wasn't welcome and took her leave before the host could show her the door.
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