龍門

See also: 龙门

Chinese

		dragon; imperial; surname	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. (龍門)		龍	門
simp. (龙门)		龙	门

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): lóngmén

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): nong² men²

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lung⁴ mun⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): liùng-mùn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lêng-mn̂g / liông-mn̂g / liông-bûn
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶lon-men / ²lon-men₂

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lóngmén
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lóngmén
    • Wade–Giles: lung²-mên²
    • Yale: lúng-mén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: longmen
    • Palladius: лунмэнь (lunmɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ³⁵ mən³⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: nong² men²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: lungmen
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /noŋ²¹ mən²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lung⁴ mun⁴
    • Yale: lùhng mùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lung⁴ mun⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: lung⁴ mun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ²¹ muːn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: liùng-mùn
    • Hakka Romanization System: liungˇ munˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: liung² mun²
    • Sinological IPA: /li̯uŋ¹¹ mun¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lêng-mn̂g
    • Tâi-lô: lîng-mn̂g
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lengmngg
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪŋ²³⁻³³ mŋ̍²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ mŋ̍²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liông-mn̂g
    • Tâi-lô: liông-mn̂g
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liongmngg
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɔŋ²³⁻³³ mŋ̍²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /liɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ mŋ̍²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liông-bûn
    • Tâi-lô: liông-bûn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liongbuun
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɔŋ²³⁻³³ bun²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /liɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ bun²⁴/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶lon-men
    • MiniDict: lon^去 men
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³lon-men
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /loŋ²² mən⁴⁴/
  • (Hangzhou)
    • Wugniu: ²lon-men₂
    • MiniDict: lon^平 men^平
    • Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /loŋ²² men³⁴/

Noun

龍門

1. gateway to success
2. fame; glory
3. influential person; powerful person
4. (historical) entrance to the imperial examinations hall
5. (Cantonese, soccer and other sports) goal
6. (Cantonese, sports) goalkeeper

Synonyms

• (goal): 球門／球门 (qiúmén); (Leizhou Min) 波門／波门
• (goalkeeper): 守門員／守门员 (shǒuményuán), 門將／门将 (ménjiàng); (Leizhou Min) 波門／波门

Derived terms

• 一登龍門／一登龙门
• 合龍門／合龙门
• 搬龍門／搬龙门
• 暴腮龍門／暴腮龙门
• 曝腮龍門／曝腮龙门
• 曝鰓龍門／曝鳃龙门
• 登龍門／登龙门 (dēng lóngmén)
• 跳龍門／跳龙门
• 銅龍門／铜龙门
• 魚躍龍門／鱼跃龙门
• 鯉躍龍門／鲤跃龙门
• 鯉魚跳龍門／鲤鱼跳龙门
• 龍門二十品／龙门二十品
• 龍門刨／龙门刨
• 龍門刨床／龙门刨床
• 龍門吊／龙门吊 (lóngméndiào)
• 龍門山／龙门山
• 龍門扶風／龙门扶风
• 龍門石窟／龙门石窟
• 龍門造像／龙门造像
• 龍門陣／龙门阵 (lóngménzhèn)
• 龍門點額／龙门点额

 

Proper noun

龍門

1. (～縣) Longmen (a county of Huizhou, Guangdong, China)
2. (～街道) Longmen (a subdistrict of Wushan, Chongqing, China)
3. (archaic, literary) "Longmen", a nickname for Sima Qian on account of his birthplace having been Longmen County