家門
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See also: 家门
Chinese
[edit]home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools |
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. (家門) | 家 | 門 | |
simp. (家门) | 家 | 门 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ ㄇㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiamén
- Wade–Giles: chia1-mên2
- Yale: jyā-mén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiamen
- Palladius: цзямэнь (czjamɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ mən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gaa1 mun4
- Yale: gā mùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: gaa1 mun4
- Guangdong Romanization: ga1 mun4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kaː⁵⁵ muːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kâ-mùn
- Hakka Romanization System: gaˊ munˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ga1 mun2
- Sinological IPA: /ka²⁴ mun¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
Noun
[edit]家門
- (literally) gate of one's house
- (figurative) family; clan; household
- (figurative) family background; personal history
Usage notes
[edit]When meaning “family”, this word often refers to an eminent or distinguished family.