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Chinese
Pronunciation
Verb
走⫽後門 (verb-object)
- (literally) to enter through the back door
- (idiomatic, figuratively) to pull strings; to call in favours; to use the influence of someone in authority to achieve one's goal
他通過走後門得到一份工作。 [MSC, trad.]
他通过走后门得到一份工作。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā tōngguò zǒuhòumén dédào yī fèn gōngzuò.
- He got his job through the back door.
- (idiomatic, figuratively) to make an under the counter deal
她走後門買了一個鑽石戒指。 [MSC, trad.]
她走后门买了一个钻石戒指。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā zǒuhòumén mǎi le yī ge zuànshí jièzhǐ.
- She got a diamond ring under the counter.
- (slang, euphemistic) to have anal sex