摸門釘 (mo2 mun4 deng1) — to fail to see someone you visit in Cantonese
moˊ²摸munˎ₄門dengˉ¹釘简 摸门钉
Mandarin Pinyin: mo1 men2 ding1
Meaning of 摸門釘
nounto fail to see someone you visit
noun(slang) an expression when someone goes to visit their friends but no one is at home or to fail to visit a place because it is closed