走後門

See also: 走后门

Chinese

		to walk; to go; to move to walk; to go; to move; to leave	back door; back gate; backdoor
trad. (走後門)		走	後門
simp. (走后门)		走	后门

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zǒu hòumén

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄡˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄇㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zau² hau⁶ mun^4-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zǒu hòumén
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄡˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄇㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zǒu hòumén
    • Wade–Giles: tsou³ hou⁴-mên²
    • Yale: dzǒu hòu-mén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzoou howmen
    • Palladius: цзоу хоумэнь (czou xoumɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹ mən³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (走後門兒／走后门儿)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zǒuhòuménr
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄡˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄇㄣˊㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zǒuhòuménr
    • Wade–Giles: tsou³-hou⁴-mên²-ʼrh
    • Yale: dzǒu-hòu-ménr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzoouhowmel
    • Palladius: цзоухоумэньр (czouxoumɛnʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹ məɻ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zau² hau⁶ mun^4-2
    • Yale: jáu hauh mún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzau² hau⁶ mun^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: zeo² heo⁶ mun^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐu̯³⁵ hɐu̯²² muːn²¹⁻³⁵/

Verb

走⫽後門 (verb-object)

1. (literally) to enter through the back door
2. (idiomatic, figuratively) to pull strings; to call in favours; to use the influence of someone in authority to achieve one's goal

   他通過走後門得到一份工作。 [MSC, trad.]
   他通过走后门得到一份工作。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā tōngguò zǒuhòumén dédào yī fèn gōngzuò. [Pinyin]

   He got his job through the back door.

3. (idiomatic, figuratively) to make an under the counter deal

   她走後門買了一個鑽石戒指。 [MSC, trad.]
   她走后门买了一个钻石戒指。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā zǒuhòumén mǎi le yī ge zuànshí jièzhǐ. [Pinyin]

   She got a diamond ring under the counter.

4. (slang, euphemistic) to have anal sex