Chinese Wall
noun Informal.
an insuperable barrier or obstacle, as to understanding.
Origin of Chinese Wall
First recorded in 1905–10
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But the Chinese-wall blockade was tripartite; not confined to closing of the ocean ports.
Four Years in Rebel Capitals|T. C. DeLeon
British Dictionary definitions for chinese wall
Chinese wall
noun
a notional barrier between the parts of a business, esp between the market makers and brokers of a stock-exchange business, across which no information should pass to the detriment of clients
an insurmountable obstacle
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