門鬼

Chinese

		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	ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (門鬼)		門	鬼
simp. (门鬼)		门	鬼
anagram		鬼門／鬼门

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): mn̂g-kúi

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mn̂g-kúi
    • Tâi-lô: mn̂g-kuí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mngkuie
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² kui⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² kui⁵³/

Noun

門鬼

1. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) gate cork (to prevent the latch from being easily removed)

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 鑰鬼／钥鬼, 暗鬼, 門遏仔／门遏仔