前門
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See also: 前门
Chinese
front, forepart; in front; past front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward |
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. (前門) | 前 | 門 | |
| simp. (前门) | 前 | 门 | |
| anagram | 門前／门前 | ||
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): cin4 mun4-2
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): ten3 mong3*
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhièn-mùn
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chêng-mn̂g
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ciánmén
- Wade–Giles: chʻien2-mên2
- Yale: chyán-mén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanmen
- Palladius: цяньмэнь (cjanʹmɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ mən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄣˊㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ciánménr
- Wade–Giles: chʻien2-mên2-ʼrh
- Yale: chyán-ménr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanmel
- Palladius: цяньмэньр (cjanʹmɛnʹr)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ məɻ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cin4 mun4-2
- Yale: chìhn mún
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsin4 mun4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: qin4 mun4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ muːn²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: ten3 mong3*
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰen²² ᵐbɔŋ²²⁻²²⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhièn-mùn
- Hakka Romanization System: qienˇ munˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: qian2 mun2
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯en¹¹ mun¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chêng-mn̂g
- Tâi-lô: tsîng-mn̂g
- Phofsit Daibuun: zengmngg
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ¹³⁻²² mŋ̍¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ mŋ̍²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ²³⁻³³ mŋ̍²³/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
前門
Antonyms
Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- (Beijing dialect)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Ciánmén
- Wade–Giles: Chʻien2-mên2
- Yale: Chyán-mén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chyanmen
- Palladius: Цяньмэнь (Cjanʹmɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ mən³⁵/
- (Beijing dialect)+
Proper noun
前門
Coordinate terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 前 | 門 |
| ぜん Grade: 2 |
もん Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
Idioms
- 前門に虎を防ぎ後門に狼を進む (zenmon ni tora o fusegi kōmon ni ōkami o susumu): "blocking a tiger at the front gate, letting a wolf proceed at the back gate" → caught between the devil and the deep blue sea
- 前門の虎、後門の狼 (zenmon no tora, kōmon no ōkami): "tiger at the front gate, wolf at the back gate" → caught between the devil and the deep blue sea