走後門 (zau2 hau6 mun4 | zou3 hou4 men2) : to use backdoor connections

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走後門

zau2 hau6 mun4

zou3 hou4 men2

to use back door connections; to get in by the back door; backdoor dealings

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 247,000

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

走後門 / 走后门

This word has been viewed 1879 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 16th Dec 2004 15:29 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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走 zau2 - run; walk
後 hau6 - behind; come after
門 mun4 - gate, door; entrance

1 compounds containing this word:

走後門兒 - to use backdoor connections

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* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *