門 (mun4 | men2) : gate, door; entrance

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門

mun4

men2

[1] [n] gate; door; entrance; opening [2] [n] family; clan [3] [n] sect; school; gang [4] [n] class; category [5] the key; turning point [6] a piece of (artillery); cannon [7] gate-keeping [8] a Chinese familly name [9] Kangxi radical 169

Stroke count: 8

Level: 1

Radical: (#169)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

門 / 门

Don't confuse with:
鬥

This word has been viewed 29441 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Jul 2009 16:52

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門口 mun4 hau2 men2 kou3 = entrance; doorway

門道 mun4 dou6 = doorway

看門 hon1 mun4 = gatekeeper

看門狗 hon1 mun4 gau2 kan1 men2 gou3 = guard dog

閂門 saan1 mun4 shuan1 men2 = to close the door; to close shop 粵

天安門 tin1 on1 mun4 tian1 an1 men2 = Tiananmen Gate (The Gate of Heavenly Peace)

澳門 ou3 mun4*2 ao4 men2 = Macao; Macau

部門 bou6 mun4 bu4 men2 = department

開門 hoi1 mun4 kai1 men2 = to open a door

出門 ceot1 mun4 chu1 men2 = to go out; to leave home; (of women) to get married

大門 daai6 mun4 da4 men2 = entrance, door, gate

屯門 tyun4 mun4 tun2 men2 = Tuen Mun (HK)

門鐘 mun4 zung1 men2 zhong1 = doorbell

車門 ce1 mun4 che1 men2 = vehicle door

五花八門 ng5 faa1 baat3 mun4 wu3 hua1 ba1 men2 = myriad; all kinds of; all sorts of

門口兒 mun4 hau2 ji4 = doorway 國

阿門 aa3 mun4 a3 men2 = Amen (loanword)

沙門魚 saa1 mun4 jyu4*2 sha1 men2 yu2 = salmon

看門口 hon1 mun4 hau2 kan1 men2 kou3 = look after the house 粵

門市 mun4 si5 men2 shi4 = retail sales

小門 siu2 mun4 xiao3 men2 = wicket (in game of Cricket); a small gate

後門 hau6 mun4*2 hou4 men2 = back door

門市部 mun4 si5 bou6 men2 shi4 bu4 = retail department; sales department

入門 jap6 mun4 ru4 men2 = basic; entry-level; beginners' level

肛門 gong1 mun4 gang1 men2 = the anus, rectum 國

關門 gwaan1 mun4 guan1 men2 = close the door; close (a business) 國

閉門 bai3 mun4 bi4 men2 = close the door; closed-door

衙門 ngaa4 mun4 ya2 men2 = imperial court

專門 zyun1 mun4/4*2 zhuan1 men2 = technical; specialized

專門店 zyun1 mun4 dim3 = specialist shop

天安門廣場 tin1 on1 mun4 gwong2 coeng4 tian1 an1 men2 guang3 chang3 = Tiananmen Square

門鈴 mun4 ling4 = doorbell

澳門特區 ou3 mun4*2 dak6 keoi1 ao4 men2 te4 qu1 = Macao Special Administrative Region

吊門桔 diu3 mun4 gat1 = a thin person 粵

走後門 zau2 hau6 mun4 zou3 hou4 men2 = to use backdoor connections

走後門兒 zau2 hau6 mun4 ji4 zou3 hou4 menr2 = to use backdoor connections 國

對門 deoi3 mun4 dui4 men2 = the room opposite; the building opposite

政府部門 zing3 fu2 bou6 mun4 zheng4 fu3 bu4 men2 = government branch

金門 gam1 mun4 jin1 men2 = Golden Gate; Quemoy Island

屏門 ping4 mun4*2 ping2 men2 = screen door

上門 soeng5 mun4*2 shang4 men2 = drop in, visit

門檻 mun4 laam6 men2 kan3 = doorsill, threshold, the ways, esp. of doing business

門釘 mun4 deng1 = doornail

門診 mun4 can2 men2 zhen3 = outpatient service

門廊 mun4 long4 men2 lang2 = porch

冷門 laang5 mun4*2 leng3 men2 = an unexpected winner; dark horse; sth. recieves little attention

彩門 coi2 mun4*2 = decorated gateway

敲門 haau1 mun4 qiao1 men2 = knock; knock on a door

門房 mun4 fong4*2 = gate house; lodge; porter

熱門 jit6 mun4*2 re4 men2 = popular, in great demand

爆冷門 baau3 laang5 mun4*2 bao4 leng3 men2 = to produce an unexpected winner; upset

油門 jau4 mun4 = accelerator

門神 mun4 san4 = god of the gate

龍門 lung4 mun4 = goal (in a soccer game); (placename) Lung Moon

大門口 daai6 mun4 hau2 = an entrance

守龍門 sau2 lung4 mun4 = keep goal

偏門 pin1 mun4*2 = side door, side line; illegal triad activities

同門 tung4 mun4 = pupils of same master; husbands whose wives are sisters; (placename) Tung Moon

窗門 coeng1 mun4*2 chuang1 men2 = shutters; window (as a unit including frame) 粵

門口狗 mun4 hau2 gau2 men2 kou3 gou3 = a watchdog; a cowardly loudmouth who only acts fierce on his own turf 粵

教門 gaau3 mun4*2 = a Moslem

脈門 mak6 mun4 mai4 men2 = location near wrist for feeling pulse

一登龍門 jat1 dang1 lung4 mun4 = enter the dragon gate (hall of honor)

登機門 dang1 gei1 mun4 = boarding gate

側門 zak1 mun4 ce4 men2 = side-door

正門 zing3 mun4 = main entrance, main door, front door

摸門釘 mo2 mun4 deng1 = to fail to see someone you visit 粵

不二法門 bat1 ji6 faat3 mun4 bu4 er4 fa3 men2 = the only proper course to take; the one and only way 國

人事部門 jan4 si6 bou6 mun4 ren2 shi4 bu4 men2 = personnel office

家門 gaa1 mun4 jia1 men2 = house door; family clan

自動大門 zi6 dung6 daai6 mun4 zi4 dong4 da4 men2 = automatic gate

沙門氏菌 saa1 mun4 si6 kwan2 sha1 men2 shi4 jun4 (Taiwan), sha1 men2 shi4 jun1 (PRC) = salmonella

便門 bin6 mun4 bian4 men2 = postern; side-door; wicket-door; wicket-gate

專門化 zyun1 mun4 faa3 zhuan1 men2 hua4 = specialize

軍事部門 gwan1 si6 bou6 mun4 jun1 shi4 bu4 men2 = military branch

暗門子 am3 mun4 zi2 an4 men2 zi5 = unlicensed or unregistered prostitute

擺龍門陣 baai2 lung4 mun4 zan6 bai3 long2 men2 zhen4 = chat; gossip; spin a yarn

按門鈴 on3 mun4 ling4 an4 men2 ling3 = to ring a doorbell

情報部門 cing4 bou3 bou6 mun4 qing2 bao4 bu4 men2 = intelligence agency

城門 sing4 mun4 cheng2 men2 = city gate

四門轎車 sei3 mun4 giu6*2 ce1 si4 men2 jiao4 che1 = sedan (motor car)

竅門 hiu3 mun4 qiao4 men2 = the secret to a technique

活門 wut6 mun4 huo2 men2 = valve

門齒 mun4 ci2 men2 chi3 = incisor

部門別的 bou6 mun4 bit6 dik1 bu4 men2 bie2 de5 = [adj] departmental 國

熱門音樂 jit6 mun4*2 jam1 ngok6 re4 men2 yin1 yue4 = popular or hot music

開門見山 hoi1 mun4 gin3 saan1 kai1 men2 jian4 shan1 = to get right to the point; to open the door and see the mountain

橫門 waang4 mun4*2 heng2 men2 = side door 粵

門匙 mun4 si4 = (door) key

入門網站 jap6 mun4 mong5 zaam6 = portals

陷阱門 haam6 zeng6 mun4 xian4 jing3 men2 = trapdoor

聲門 seng1 mun4 = glottis

摩門教 mo1 mun4 gaau3 mo2 men2 jiao4 = Mormon

竅門兒 hiu3 mun4 ji4 qiao4 men2 er5 = a trick; an ingenious method; know-how; the knack (of doing something)

門診室 mun4 can2 sat1 men2 zhen3 shi4 = clinic; outpatient department (or consulting room)

澳門人 ou3 mun4*2 jan4 = a person from Macao

鎖門 so2 mun4 suo3 men2 = to lock the door

水門 seoi2 mun4 shui3 men2 = [n] floodgate, sluice gate; (placename) Sui Moon

閘門 zaap6 mun4 zha2 men2 = [n] gate; sluice gate (on waterways)

芝麻開門 zi1 maa4 hoi1 mun4 zhi1 ma2 kai1 men2 = "open sesame"

芝麻閂門 zi1 maa4 saan1 mun4 = "close sesame" 粵

天門冬 tin1 mun4 dung1 tian1 men2 dong1 = [TCM] lucid asparagus

出門子 ceot1 mun4 zi2 chu1 men2 zi5 = (of a woman) get married; marry

龍門刨床 lung4 mun4 paau4 cong4 long2 men2 bao4 chuang2 = [mech.] double housing planer

龍門起重機 lung4 mun4 hei2 cung5 gei1 long2 men2 qi3 zhong4 ji1 = a gantry crane

掃地出門 sou3 dei6 ceot1 mun4 sao3 di4 chu1 men2 = sweep away; make a clean sweep

門徒 mun4 tou4 men2 tu2 = chela; disciple; protege; clientele

門鉸 mun4 gaau3 = door hinge 粵

戌門 seot1 mun4 = to latch the door

閂埋門 saan1 maai4 mun4 = to close the door 粵

玉門 juk6 mun4 yu4 men2 = Yumen; the vagina

玉門池 juk6 mun4 ci4 yu4 men2 chi2 = the female sex organ (lit., "the jade gate [vaginal opening] pond")

趟門 tong3 mun4 = sliding door 粵

上門推銷員 soeng5 mun4*2 teoi1 siu1 jyun4 = door-to-door salesman

門派 mun4 paai3 men2 pai4 = religious branch ; martial arts schools, kung fu styles

門球 mun4 kau4 men2 qiu2 = gateball (a sport similar to cricket)

安全門 on1 cyun4 mun4 an1 quan2 men2 = emergency door ; fire exit

太平門 taai3 ping4 mun4 tai4 ping2 men2 = emergency door ; fire exit

門柄 mun4 beng3 = doorknob

看門人 hon1 mun4 jan4 kan1 men2 ren2 = gatekeeper; doorman; watchman

月台幕門 jyut6 toi4 mok6 mun4 = platform screen door

燙門 tong3 mun4 = sliding door

大熱門 daai6 jit6 mun4 da4 re4 men2 = most popular; the favourite

花門 faa1 mun4*2 = to sneak away (from work at the last minute) 粵

門縫 mun4 fung6 men2 feng4 = a crack between a door and its frame

門面話 mun4 min6*2 waa6 = insincere speech; "lip service" (lit., "facade speech")

門面 mun4 min6*2 = a facade; the appearance

舷門 jin4 mun4 = gangway (lit., "door on the side of a boat")

守門員 sau2 mun4 jyun4 = goal keeper

掩門 jim2 mun4 yan3 men2 = close the door

掌門 zoeng2 mun4 zhang3 men2 = the leader in charge of a system or style (from Kwan Ying Do)

肛門袋 gong1 mun4 doi6*2 gang1 men2 dai4 = a colostomy bag

折門 zit3 mun4 = an accordion door, a folding door

囟門 seon2 mun4 xin4 men2 = fontanel; fonticulus

門票 mun4 piu3 men2 piao4 = an entrance ticket; an admission ticket

閉門造車 bai3 mun4 zou6 geoi1 bi4 men2 zao4 che1 = work in disregard of reality

門戶 mun4 wu6 men2 hu4 = a door; a gateway

星際之門 sing1 zai3 zi1 mun4 xing1 ji4 zhi4 men2 = stargate

城門失火 sing4 mun4 sat1 fo2 cheng2 men2 shi1 huo3 = a fire in the city gates

閨門旦 gwai1 mun4 daan3*2 = Guimen Dan, the role of the virtuous lady in opera

熱門話題 jit6 mun4*2 waa6 tai4 re4 men2 hua4 ti2 = hot topic

爆門 baau3 mun4 bao4 men2 = bust down a door 粵

門面工夫 mun4 min6 gung1 fu1 men2 mian4 gong1 fu1 = to do sth. perfunctory or superficial; to put on a show 粵

五福臨門 ng5 fuk1 lam4 mun4 wu3 fu2 lin2 men2 = five different kinds of blessings or good luck arrive at one's door step

班門弄斧 baan1 mun4 lung6 fu2 ban1 men2 nong4 fu3 = to show off one's beginner skills in front of an expert

門可羅雀 mun4 ho2 lo4 zoek3 men2 ke3 luo2 que4 = have few visitors or customers;said of a business not doing well

門外漢 mun4 ngoi6 hon3 men2 wai4 han4 = an outsider; a laymen; sb. uninitiated

摩爾門教 mo1 ji5 mun4 gaau3 mo2 er3 men2 jiao4 = Mormon

門氏五虎將 mun4 si6 ng5 fu2 zoeng3 men2 shi4 wu3 hu3 jiang4 = a name for the five major Cantonese swear words (The five brave generals of the Mun clan) 粵

一門五傑 jat1 mun4 ng5 git6 yi1 men2 wu3 jie2 = a name for the five major swear words in Cantonese 粵

凱旋門 hoi2 syun4 mun4 kai3 xuan2 men2 = arch of triumph

佛門 fat6 mun4 fo2 men2 = Buddhism

逐出師門 zuk6 ceot1 si1 mun4 zhu2 chu1 shi1 men2 = be expelled from a (martial arts) school

名門 ming4 mun4 ming2 men2 = a distinguished family

名門望族 ming4 mun4 mong6 zuk6 ming2 men2 wang4 zu2 = illustrious ancestry

門規 mun4 kwai1 men2 gui1 = rules of a faction, school or sect

門扇 mun4 sin3 men2 shan4 = door, opening panel of a door

滅門 mit6 mun4 mie4 men2 = kill off the whole family

閉門羹 bai3 mun4 gang1 bi4 men2 geng1 = denied entry

搉門 kok1 mun4 = knock on door 粵

防煙門 fong4 jin1 mun4 fang2 yan1 men2 = smoke lobby door; fire door

金門高粱酒 gam1 mun4 gou1 loeng4 zau2 jin1 men2 gao1 liang2 jiu3 = Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor

搬龍門 bun1 lung4 mun4 ban1 long2 men2 = bend the rules

拒諸門外 keoi5 zyu1 mun4 ngoi6 ju4 zhu1 men2 wai4 = refuse sb's entry; turn sb away

上品無寒門下品無世族 soeng6 ban2 mou4 hon4 mun4 haa6 ban2 mou4 sai3 zuk6 shang4 pin3 wu2 han2 men2 xia4 pin3 wu2 shi4 zu2 = the poor remain poor, the rich remain wealthy

澳門特別行政區 ou3 mun4*2 dak6 bit6 hang4 zing3 keoi1 ao4 men2 te4 bie2 xing2 zheng4 qu1 = Macao Special Administrative Region

所羅門群島 so2 lo4 mun4 kwan4 dou2 suo3 luo2 men2 qun2 dao3 = Solomon Islands

也門 jaa5 mun4 ye3 men2 = Yemen

廈門 haa6 mun4 xia4 men2 = Xiamen

厦門 haa6 mun4 xia4 men2 = Xiamen; Amoy

澳門幣 ou3 mun4*2 bai6 = Macau Pataca (unit of currency)

澳門塔 ou3 mun4*2 taap3 = Macau Tower

鯉魚門 lei5 jyu4 mun4 = Lei Yue Mun (Pass)

門前清 mun4 cin4 cing1 men2 qian2 qing1 = (mahjong) concealed hand

門風 mun4 fung1 men2 feng1 = (mahjong) seat wind

門風刻 mun4 fung1 kaan5 men2 feng1 ke4 = (mahjong) seat wind pong/triplet

亞格門農 aa3 gaak3 mun4 nung4 ya4 ge2 men2 nong2 = Agamemnon

亞門 aa3 mun4 ya4 men2 = subdivision; subphylum (taxonomy)

圖坦卡門 tou4 taan2 kaa1 mun4 tu2 tan3 ka3 men2 = Tutankhamen

摩門經 mo1 mun4 ging1 mo2 men2 jing1 = Book of Mormon (摩爾門經 is a newer retranslation)

板門店停戰村 baan2 mun4 dim3 ting4 zin3 cyun1 ban3 men2 dian4 ting2 zhan4 cun1 = Panmunjom Truce Village (between North and South Korea)

核門檻 hat6 mun4 laam6 he2 men2 jian4 = nuclear threshold

門薩 mun4 saat3 men2 sa4 = Mensa (普 loanword)

傷寒沙門氏菌 soeng1 hon4 saa1 mun4 si6 kwan2 shang1 han2 sha1 men2 shi4 jun4/1 (Taiwan/PRC) = salmonella typhimurium

門閥 mun4 fat6 men2 fa2 = the Great Families (dominant feudal clans during the medieval period)

北門鄉 bak1 mun4 hoeng1 bei3 men2 xiang1 = Peimen (village in Taiwan)

斗門 dau2 mun4 dou3 men2 = Doumen (place in Guangdong)

荊門 ging1 mun4 jing1 men2 = Jingmen (city in Hubei)

江門 gong1 mun4 jiang1 men2 = Jiangmen (city in Guangdong)

海門 hoi2 mun4 hai3 men2 = Haimen (place in Jiangsu)

易門 jik6 mun4 yi4 men2 = Yimen (place in Yunnan)

內門鄉 noi6 mun4 hoeng1 nei4 men2 xiang1 = Neimen (village in Taiwan)

三地門鄉 saam1 dei6 mun4 hoeng1 san1 di4 men2 xiang1 = Santimen (village in Taiwan)

三門峽 saam1 mun4 haap6 san1 men2 xia2 = Sanmenxia (city in Henan)

天門 tin1 mun4 tian1 men2 = Tianmen (city in Hubei)

廈門航空 haa6 mun4 hong4 hung1 = Xiamen Airlines

城門水塘 sing4 mun4 seoi2 tong4 = Shing Mun Reservoir

城門隧道 sing4 mun4 seoi6 dou6 = Shing Mun Tunnel

屯門醫院 tyun4 mun4 ji1 jyun6*2 = Tuen Mun Hospital

香港澳門辦公室 hoeng1 gong2 ou3 mun4*2 baan6 gung1 sat1 = Hong Kong-Macao Affairs Office

夏門 haa6 mun4 xia4 men2 = Xiamen, Shamen

澳門博物館 ou3 mun4*2 bok3 mat6 gun2 = the Museum of Macau

婆羅門 po4 lo4 mun4 = Brahman

婆羅門教 po4 lo4 mun4 gaau3 = Brahmanism

蘇門答臘 sou1 mun4 daap3 laap6 su1 men2 da2 la4 = Sumatra

廈門大學 haa6 mun4 daai6 hok6 xia4 men2 da4 xue2 = Xiamen University

奪門而出 dyut6 mun4 ji4 ceot1 duo2 men2 er2 chu1 = to hasten out of the house in a great rush

摩爾門經 mo1 ji5 mun4 ging1 mo2 er3 men2 jing1 = Book of Mormon (also 摩門經)

掌門人 zoeng2 mun4 jan4 zhang3 men2 ren2 = [1] a patriarch of a martial arts sect [2] a leader

水門事件 seoi2 mun4 si6 gin6*2 shui3 men2 shi4 jian4 = Watergate scandal

個人門戶 go3 jan4 mun4 wu6 ge4 ren2 men2 hu4 = personal web portal

龍虎門 lung4 fu2 mun4 long2 hu3 men2 = Dragon Tiger Gate, an original Hong Kong comic started in the 70's

邪門歪道 ce4 mun4 waai1 dou6 xie2 men2 wai1 dao4 = crooked ways; dishonest practices

西門町 sai1 mun4 ding1 xi1 men2 ding1 = Ximending, a pedestrian area in Taipei city

城門河 sing4 mun4 ho4 cheng2 men2 he2 = Shing Mun River channel

豪門 hou4 mun4 hao2 men2 = wealthy and influential family

佛拉門哥 fat6 laai1 mun4 go1 fo2 la1 men2 ge1 = Flamenco

貼錯門神 tip3 co3 mun4 san4 tie1 cuo4 men2 shen2 = to become hostile, aggressive, or nasty 粵

祁門 kei4 mun4 qi2 men2 = Qimen county in Huangshan, Anhui

石庫門 sek6 fu3 mun4 shi2 ku4 men2 = residences with courtyards (once common in Shanghai)

門楣 mun4 mei4 men2 mei2 = door lintel; goal bar; family status

開門揖盜 hoi1 mun4 jap1 dou6 kai1 men2 yi1 dao4 = incur trouble for being careless

鴻門宴 hung4 mun4 jin3 hong2 men2 yan4 = a trap; perilous meeting

龍門路 lung4 mun4 lou6 = Lung Mun Road

城門隧道公路 sing4 mun4 seoi6 dou6 gung1 lou6 = Shing Mun Tunnel Road

屯門公路 tyun4 mun4 gung1 lou6 = Tuen Mun Road

石門 sek6 mun4 = Shek Mun (a station on the KCR Ma On Shan Rail of Hong Kong)

澳門航空 ou3 mun4*2 hong4 hung1 ao4 men2 hang2 kong1 = Air Macau

屯門碼頭 tyun4 mun4 maa5 tau4 = Tyun Mun Ferry Pier

屯門碼頭總站 tyun4 mun4 maa5 tau4 zung2 zaam6 = Tyun Mun Ferry Pier Terminus

所羅門 so2 lo4 mun4 suo3 luo2 men2 = Solomon (from Bible)

精武門 zing1 mou5 mun4 jing1 wu3 men2 = Fist Of Fury

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我哋而家出門[口] 粵
We're leaving now.
[literally, "We're going out the front door now." - the 口 is optional.]

把遮喺門前面粵
The umbrella is in front of the door.
[前面＝前便]

閂返道雪櫃門! 粵
Close the fridge door!
[Faan1 is used idiomatically here - we don't back 'close back the door' in English.]

請勿靠近車門
Please stand back from the doors
[MTR announcement]

因住畀門挾嚫隻手粵
Beware of the door which might squash your hand.

間公司專門生產電腦。粵
The company specializes in producing computers.

間房係專門用嚟開會嘅。粵
The room is given over to meetings.

啱換咗嘅新門鎖反而重𣲷粵
The newly changed door lock is unexpectedly not as smooth as the old one.

佢將我傳畀佢嘅波頭槌入龍門粵
I passed the ball to him and he scored with a header
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,120703]

重唔快攞出啲紳士風度幫寶華開車門！粵
Shouln't you be a gentleman by opening the car door for Bou Wah?

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