門 (mun4) — the key; turning point in Cantonese

munˎ₄門

简门

Mandarin Pinyin: men2

Meaning of 門

nounthe key; turning point

nounKangxi radical 169

nounclass; category

noungate; door; entrance; opening

noungate-keeping

nounsect; school; gang

nouna Chinese familly name

nouna piece of (artillery); cannon

nounfamily; clan

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Example Sentences with 門

我哋而家出門[口]

We're leaving now.

請勿靠近車門

Please stand back from the doors

janˉ¹因zyuˍ₆住beiˊ²畀munˎ₄門gipˍ₆挾canˉ¹嚫zek˗₃隻sauˊ²手

Beware of the door which might squash your hand.

gaanˉ¹間gungˉ¹公siˉ¹司zyunˉ¹專munˊ²門sangˉ¹生caanˊ²產dinˍ₆電nouˏ₅腦。

The company specializes in producing computers.

gaanˉ¹間fongˊ²房haiˍ₆係zyunˉ¹專munˊ²門jungˍ₆用laiˎ₄嚟hoiˉ¹開wuiˊ²會ge˗₃嘅。

The room is given over to meetings.

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Words Containing 門

窗門coeng1 mun2

shutters; window (as a unit including frame)

戌門seot1 mun4

to latch the door

政府部門zing3 fu2 bou6 mun4

kill off the whole family; exterminate the entire clan

出門ceot1 mun4

to leave home; to embark on a journey

名門ming4 mun4

a distinguished family

門診室mun4 can2 sat1

clinic; outpatient department (or consulting room)

阿門aa3 mun4

Amen (loanword) [Var.] 阿們

玉門juk6 mun4

Yumen, a Chinese county-level city in Gansu Province

星際之門sing1 zai3 zi1 mun4

stargate - a fictional alien device that enables interplanetary teleportation

行政部門hang4 zing3 bou6 mun4

executive (government branch)

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