閉門造車 bì mén zào chē

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to build a cart behind closed doors
  2. to be overly subjective and disregard the outside world (idiom)

CHARACTERS

閉 bì shut, close; obstruct, block up
門 mén gate, door, entrance, opening
造 zào
HSK 5
construct, build, make, begin; prepare
車 chē cart, vehicle; carry in cart