過門

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Chinese

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to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker)
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-
 
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
 
trad. (過門)
simp. (过门)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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過門

  1. (of a woman) to get married (into the husband's house)
  2. (Northern Wu, figurative) to let pass; to allow to happen; to get off someone's case

Synonyms

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  • (to get married): 出嫁 (chūjià)

Noun

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過門

  1. (musical) interlude; transition
  2. (Suzhounese, figurative) trick; knack; wit; know-how; way to get through a problem