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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
洗門風
- (chiefly Hokkien and Xianyou Puxian Min) a dated form of punishment in Hokkien society involving public apology and washing the doorjambs of the affected party's house
References
- “洗門風”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
- 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 , editor (2021), “洗门风”, in 莆仙方言大词典 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 470.