海門
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See also: 海门
Chinese
| ocean; sea | 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. (海門) | 海 | 門 | |
| simp. (海门) | 海 | 门 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi2 mun4
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄇㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hǎimén
- Wade–Giles: hai3-mên2
- Yale: hǎi-mén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haemen
- Palladius: хаймэнь (xajmɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hoi2 mun4
- Yale: hói mùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: hoi2 mun4
- Guangdong Romanization: hoi2 mun4
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔːi̯³⁵ muːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hái-mn̂g
- Tâi-lô: hái-mn̂g
- Phofsit Daibuun: haymngg
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ mŋ̍²³/
- IPA (Taipei): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mŋ̍²⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: hai2 mung5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hái mûng
- Sinological IPA (key): /hai⁵²⁻³⁵ muŋ⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
海門
- mouth of a river, where the river enters a sea
- (Danyang Wu) fontanelle
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 囟門 (“fontanelle”)
Proper noun
海門
- (～區, formerly ～市, ～縣) Haimen (a district of Nantong, Jiangsu, China; former county-level city and county of Nantong, Jiangsu, China)
- (～鎮) Haimen (a town in Chaoyang district, Shantou, Guangdong, China)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 海 | 門 |
| Grade: 2 | Grade: 2 |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 海門 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Etymology 2
Compound of 海 (kai, “sea”) + 門 (mon, “gate”), calque of English Seagate.