門衛

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See also: 门卫

Chinese

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
 
to guard; to protect; to defend
to guard; to protect; to defend; surname
 
trad. (門衛/門衞) 門 衛/衞
simp. (门卫) 门 卫

Pronunciation

Noun

門衛

  1. guard at a gate; entrance guard; gatekeeper; doorkeeper; sentry
  2. (sports) goalkeeper

Synonyms

  • (guard at a gate):
  • (goalkeeper):
Dialectal synonyms of 守門員 (“goalkeeper”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 守門員, 門將, 門衛
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 守門員, 門將
Cantonese Guangzhou 龍門, 大門
Hong Kong 龍門, 龍, 門將
Southern Min Leizhou 波門
Wu Shanghai 搞爾

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