後門

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See also: 后门

Chinese

back; behind; rear
back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
 
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. (後門)
simp. (后门)

Pronunciation 1


Noun

後門

  1. back door; back gate
  2. (computing) backdoor
    植入後門植入后门  ―  zhírù hòumén  ―  to place a backdoor
  3. (figuratively) improper means; fraudulent means; way to get around something
  4. (figuratively) anus
Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of back door): 前門前门 (qiánmén)
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Pronunciation 2


Proper noun

後門

  1. (Beijing Mandarin) Synonym of 地安門 / 地安门 (Dì'ānmén).
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Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
もん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(こう)(もん) (kōmon

  1. a back gate
  2. (figuratively) the anus, as a homophone for 肛門 and in contrast to 前門 (zenmon, front gate, figurative for vagina)

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Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

後門 (humun) (hangeul 후문)

  1. hanja form? of 후문 (back door)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

後門

  1. chữ Hán form of hậu môn (anus).