青瑣門

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See also: 青琐门

Chinese

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green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.) fragmentary; trifling
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. (青瑣門)
simp. (青琐门)

Etymology

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("green") + ("chain link") + ("gate")

The name of one of the gates to the southern palace (南宮), which was located in Luoyang during the Han Dynasty. It derived its name from the fact that the top of the gate was decorated with swirl patterns (resembling the links of a chain), and the gate was painted green.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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青瑣門

  1. (archaic) Qingsuo Gate

References

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