前門

See also: 前门

Chinese

 
front, forepart; in front; past
front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward
 
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. (前門) 前 門
simp. (前门) 前 门
anagram 門前/门前

Pronunciation 1


Noun

前門

  1. front door; front gate
    你今天出去的話,記得鎖上前門。 [MSC, trad.]
    你今天出去的话,记得锁上前门。 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ jīntiān chūqù dehuà, jìde suǒshàng qiánmén. [Pinyin]
    If you go out today remember to lock the front door.
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Pronunciation 2


Proper noun

前門

  1. (informal) Alternative name for 正陽門/正阳门 (Zhèngyángmén).
Coordinate terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
前 門
ぜん
Grade: 2
もん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡zẽ̞mːõ̞ɴ]

Noun

前(ぜん)門(もん) • (zenmon) 

  1. a front gate
  2. (figuratively) the vagina, in contrast to 後門 (kōmon, “back gate”, figurative for anus)

Idioms

  • 前門(ぜんもん)に虎(とら)を防(ふせ)ぎ後門(こうもん)に狼(おおかみ)を進(すす)む (zenmon ni tora o fusegi kōmon ni ōkami o susumu): "blocking a tiger at the front gate, [but] letting a wolf proceed at the back gate" → caught between the devil and the deep blue sea
  • 前門(ぜんもん)の虎(とら)、後門(こうもん)の狼(おおかみ) (zenmon no tora, kōmon no ōkami): "tiger at the front gate, wolf at the back gate" → caught between the devil and the deep blue sea

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