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(sports) (cricket) wicket (set of stumps and bails)
三门
sān mén
see 三門縣|三门县[San1 men2 Xian4]
三门县
sān mén xiàn
Sanmen, a county in Taizhou City 台州市[Tai1 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang
三门峡
sān mén xiá
see 三門峽市|三门峡市[San1 men2 xia2 Shi4]
三门峡市
sān mén xiá shì
Sanmenxia, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省[He2 nan2 Sheng3]
上天无路，入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom); fig. to be at the end of one's rope; to be trapped in a hopeless situation
上门
shàng mén
to drop in; to visit; to lock a door
上门女婿
shàng mén nǚ xu
live-in son-in-law; husband living with the wife's family
上门客
shàng mén kè
bricks-and-mortar customer; walk-in customer
上门费
shàng mén fèi
house call fee; callout fee
上颚正门齿
shàng è zhèng mén chǐ
maxillary central incisor
下场门
xià chǎng mén
exit door (of the stage)
不二法门
bù èr fǎ mén
the one and only way; the only proper course to take
不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门
bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bù pà guǐ qiāo mén
he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night; you can rest with a clear conscience
不得其门而入
bù dé qí mén ér rù
to be unable to get into (a house, an organization, a field of study, a particular type of career etc)
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom); marriages are predestined; people marry because they share common traits
与门
yǔ mén
AND gate (electronics)
专门
zhuān mén
specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose); specially; specifically (for a particular purpose); (of institutions, personnel etc) designated or assigned for a specific task; special
专门人员
zhuān mén rén yuán
specialist; specialized staff
专门列车
zhuān mén liè chē
special train
专门化
zhuān mén huà
to specialize
专门家
zhuān mén jiā
specialist
专门机构
zhuān mén jī gòu
specialized agency
东直门
dōng zhí mén
Dongzhimen neighborhood of Beijing
丧门星
sàng mén xīng
messenger of death; person bringing bad luck; Taiwan pr. [sang1 men2 xing1]
丧门神
sāng mén shén
messenger of death; person bringing bad luck
串门
chuàn mén
to call on sb; to drop in; to visit sb's home
串门儿
chuàn mén r
erhua variant of 串門|串门[chuan4 men2]
串门子
chuàn mén zi
see 串門|串门[chuan4 men2]
临门
lín mén
to arrive home; facing one's home; home-coming
临门一脚
lín mén yī jiǎo
to try to score (a goal); final push (at a critical juncture); the final leg of sth
也门
yě mén
Yemen
书香门第
shū xiāng mén dì
family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
五福临门
wǔ fú lín mén
lit. (may the) five blessings descend upon this home (namely: longevity, wealth, health, virtue, and a natural death); (an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year)
五花八门
wǔ huā bā mén
myriad; all kinds of; all sorts of
亚门
yà mén
(biology) subphylum (in zoological taxonomy); subdivision (in the taxonomy of plants or fungi)
人事部门
rén shì bù mén
personnel office
伊娃·门德斯
yī wá · mén dé sī
Eva Mendes, American actress
会门
huì mén
main entrance; secret society
伤寒沙门氏菌
shāng hán shā mén shì jūn
salmonella typhimurium
佛门
fó mén
Buddhism
侧门
cè mén
side door
侯门
hóu mén
noble house
侯门似海
hóu mén sì hǎi
(lit.) the gate of a noble house is like the sea (idiom); (fig.) there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people
便门
biàn mén
side door; wicket door
倒插门
dào chā mén
(of the husband) to marry into and live with the wife's family (inverting traditional Chinese expectations)
偏门
piān mén
side door; doing things by the side door (i.e. dishonestly)
傍人门户
bàng rén mén hù
to be dependent upon sb
光耀门楣
guāng yào mén méi
splendor shines on the family's door (idiom); fig. to bring honor to one's family
入门
rù mén
entrance door; to enter a door; to learn the basics of a subject; introduction (to a subject); (attributive) entry-level
入门课程
rù mén kè chéng
introductory course; primer
六扇门
liù shàn mén
seat of the government; yamen; (in wuxia stories) special police force
关门
guān mén
to close a door; to lock a door; (of a shop etc) to close (for the night or permanently)
关门兔
guān mén tù
(sports) (coll.) sweeper (in a running event)
关门大吉
guān mén dà jí
to close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom)
关门弟子
guān mén dì zǐ
last disciple of a master
关门打狗
guān mén dǎ gǒu
lit. shut the door and beat the dog (idiom); fig. seal off the enemy's avenue of retreat, then strike hard
关门捉贼
guān mén zhuō zéi
to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)
内行看门道，外行看热闹
nèi háng kàn mén dao , wài háng kàn rè nao
while the connoisseur recognizes the artistry, the layman simply enjoys the show
军事部门
jūn shì bù mén
military branch
冷门
lěng mén
a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc); fig. a complete unknown who wins a competition
凯旋门
kǎi xuán mén
triumphal arch
凯门鳄
kǎi mén è
(zoology) caiman
出入门
chū rù mén
entrance and exit door
出校门
chū xiào mén
(fig.) to leave school; to graduate; to enter the world beyond school
出远门
chū yuǎn mén
to travel far away from home
出门
chū mén
to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey
出门在外
chū mén zài wài
to be away from home; to live away from one's family
分门别类
fēn mén bié lèi
(idiom) to organize by categories; to classify
前门
qián mén
front door; main entrance; honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter)
前门打虎，后门打狼
qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng
to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
前门拒虎，后门进狼
qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng
to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
加大油门
jiā dà yóu mén
to accelerate; to step on the gas
十字转门
shí zì zhuàn mén
turnstile
半开门
bàn kāi mén
half-open door; fig. prostitute
半开门儿
bàn kāi mén r
erhua variant of 半開門|半开门[ban4 kai1 men2]
南天门
nán tiān mén
South Gate to Heaven, the name a gate constructed on various mountains, most notably on Mount Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1]; (mythology) southern gate of the Heavenly Palace
南门二
nán mén èr
Alpha Centauri or Rigel Kentaurus
卡门
kǎ mén
Carmen (name); Carmen, 1875 opera by Georges Bizet 比才 based on novel by Prosper Mérimée 梅里美[Mei2 li3 mei3]
卷帘门
juǎn lián mén
roll-up door; roller shutter door
卷门
juǎn mén
rolling door; roll-up shutter (of a shopfront, garage, warehouse etc)
厦门
xià mén
see 廈門市|厦门市[Xia4 men2 Shi4]
厦门大学
xià mén dà xué
Xiamen University
厦门市
xià mén shì
Xiamen, sub-provincial city in Fujian Province 福建省[Fu2 jian4 Sheng3]
sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
吊门
diào mén
an overhung door; a door that hinges upwards
名门
míng mén
famous family; prestigious house
名门望族
míng mén wàng zú
offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding; blue blood
后门
hòu mén
back door; back gate; (fig.) back-door influence; under-the-table dealings; anus
吸门
xī mén
epiglottis
命门
mìng mén
(TCM) the right kidney; (TCM) acupuncture point GV-4, midway between the kidneys; the region between the kidneys
哪门子
nǎ mén zi
(coll.) (emphasizing a rhetorical question) what; what kind; why on earth
嗓门
sǎng mén
voice; windpipe
嗓门眼
sǎng mén yǎn
throat
四门轿车
sì mén jiào chē
sedan (motor car)
回门
huí mén
first return of bride to her parental home
囟脑门
xìn nǎo mén
fontanel (gap between the bones of an infant's skull)
囟门
xìn mén
fontanel (gap between the bones of an infant's skull)
国门
guó mén
(archaic) capital's gate; country's border
图坦卡门
tú tǎn kǎ mén
Tutankhamen, king of ancient Egypt 1333-1323 BC
图门江
tú mén jiāng
variant of 圖們江|图们江[Tu2 men2 jiang1]
土门
tǔ mén
Tumen or Bumin Khan (-553), founder of Göktürk khanate
在家千日好，出门一时难
zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán
lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom); fig. there's no place like home
在家靠父母，出门靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you
one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
城门
chéng mén
city gate
城门失火，殃及池鱼
chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú
a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer; fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions; ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
声门
shēng mén
glottis
复兴门
fù xīng mén
Fuxingmen neighborhood of Beijing
多孔动物门
duō kǒng dòng wù mén
(zoology) phylum Porifera (sponges)
大门
dà mén
entrance; door; gate
天安门
tiān ān mén
Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing
天安门广场
tiān ān mén guǎng chǎng
Tiananmen Square
天安门开了
tiān ān mén kāi le
pants fly is down; the barn door is open
天门
tiān mén
Tianmen sub-prefecture level city in Hubei
天门冬
tiān mén dōng
asparagus
天门冬科
tiān mén dōng kē
Asparagaceae, family of flowering plants which includes asparagus
天门市
tiān mén shì
Tianmen sub-prefecture level city in Hubei
太平门
tài píng mén
emergency exit
夷门
yí mén
the Yi gate of 大梁, capital of Wei 魏 during Warring states
夺门而出
duó mén ér chū
to rush out through a door (idiom)
奇门遁甲
qí mén dùn jiǎ
Qimen Dunjia, an ancient system of occult arts used for divination and strategic planning
好事不出门，恶事传千里
hǎo shì bù chū mén , è shì chuán qiān lǐ
lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles; a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)
婆罗门
pó luó mén
Brahmin
婆罗门教
pó luó mén jiào
Brahmanism; Hinduism
孔门
kǒng mén
Confucius' school (i.e. his direct disciples)
学门
xué mén
(Tw) field of knowledge; academic discipline
守门
shǒu mén
to keep goal; on duty as gatekeeper
守门人
shǒu mén rén
gatekeeper
守门员
shǒu mén yuán
goalkeeper
安定门
ān dìng mén
Andingmen neighborhood of Beijing
宠物门
chǒng wù mén
pet door; pet flap
宣武门
xuān wǔ mén
Xuanwumen, Beijing
宦门
huàn mén
family of officials; family with connections to the bureaucracy (i.e. the middle classes in imperial China)
家门
jiā mén
house door; family clan
宾客盈门
bīn kè yíng mén
guests filled the hall (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors
宾朋盈门
bīn péng yíng mén
guests filled the hall (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors
密闭门
mì bì mén
airtight door
寒门
hán mén
poor and humble family; my family (humble)
对门
duì mén
the building or room opposite
射门
shè mén
(soccer, handball etc) to kick or shoot the ball towards the goal
