雁門
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See also: 雁门
Chinese[edit]
wild goose | opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division | ||
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trad. (雁門/鴈門) | 雁/鴈 | 門 | |
simp. (雁门) | 雁 | 门 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
雁門
- (~關) Yanmen Pass, a pass in northern Shanxi fortified as part of the Inner Great Wall, now a tourist site
- (~郡) (historical) Yanmen Commandery, a former commandery of the Zhao Kingdom and of early imperial China
- (~道) (historical) Yanmen Circuit, a former circuit of medieval China
- (historical) Yanmen, a former name of the various seats of the commandery
Synonyms[edit]
- (commandery seats): 善無/善无 (Shànwú) (Qin & W. Han); 陰館/阴馆 (Yīnguǎn) (E. Han); 廣武/广武, 代州 (Dàizhōu) (Wei to Sui)