mén
gate
door
CL:扇[shan4]
gateway
doorway
CL:個|个[ge4]
opening
valve
switch
way to do something
knack
family
house
(religious) sect
school (of thought)
class
category
phylum or division (taxonomy)
classifier for large guns
classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology
(suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)
bù mén
department
branch
section
division
CL:個|个[ge4]
mén hù
door
strategic gateway
portal
faction
sect
family status
family
web portal
(old) brothel
zhuān mén
specialist
specialized
customized
mén lèi
phylum or division (taxonomy)
rù mén
entrance door
to enter a door
introduction (to a subject)
Xià mén
Xiamen or Amoy, subprovincial city in Fujian, abbr. 廈|厦[Xia4]
shàng mén
to drop in
to visit
to lock a door
(of a shop) to close
to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family
zhèng mén
main entrance
main gate
portal
lěng mén
a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc)
fig. a complete unknown who wins a competition
mén lù
way of doing sth
the right social connection
miè mén
to exterminate an entire family
duì mén
the building or room opposite
wǔ huā bā mén
myriad
all kinds of
all sorts of
Kǎ mén
Carmen (name)
Carmen, 1875 opera by Georges Bizet 比才 based on novel by Prosper Mérimée 梅里美[Mei2 li3 mei3]
dà mén
entrance
door
gate
large and influential family
shān mén
monastery main gate (Buddhism)
monastery
pò mén
to burst or force open a door
to excommunicate sb (from the Roman Catholic Church)
to score a goal (in football, hockey etc)
qián mén
front door
main entrance
honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter)
Qián mén
Qianmen subway station on Beijing Subway Line 2
chuàn mén
to call on sb
to drop in
to visit sb's home
bǎ mén
to stand as a goalkeeper
to keep guard on a gate
hòu mén
the back door
fig. under the counter (indirect way for influence or pressure)
anus
guān mén
to close a door
to lock a door
(of a shop etc) to close (for the night, or permanently)
Tiān ān mén
Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing
chū mén
to go out
to leave home
to go on a journey
away from home
(of a woman) to get married
lín mén
to arrive home
facing one's home
home-coming
(soccer) facing the goalmouth
jìn mén
to enter a door
to go in
to learn the basics of a subject
to join one's husband's household upon marriage
Sān mén xiá
Sanmenxia prefecture level city in Henan
qiào mén
a trick
an ingenious method
know-how
the knack (of doing sth)
mén piào
ticket (for theater, cinema etc)
Xī zhí mén
Xizhimen neighborhood of Beijing
the main northwest gate of Beijing
Dǒu mén
Doumen district of Zhuhai city 珠海市[Zhu1 hai3 shi4], Guangdong
Shí mén
Shimen or Shihmen township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
mén kǎn
doorstep
sill
threshold
fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper)
chē mén
car door
door of bus, railway carriage etc
Jīn mén
Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast, administered by Taiwan
Jinmen county in Quanzhou 泉州[Quan2 zhou1], Fujian, PRC
Tiān mén
Tianmen sub-prefecture level city in Hubei
mén jiàng
official gatekeeper
goalkeeper (soccer, hockey etc)
yá men
government office in feudal China
yamen
qì mén
valve (esp. tire valve)
accelerator (obsolete term for 油門|油门)
stigma (zool.)
spiracle
yóu mén
accelerator (pedal)
gas pedal
throttle
míng mén
famous family
prestigious house
kāi mén
to open a door (lit. and fig.)
to open for business
Mén tóu gōu
Mentougou district of Beijing municipality
Hǎi mén
Haimen county level city in Nantong 南通[Nan2 tong1], Jiangsu
Jīng mén
Jingmen prefecture level city in Hubei
háo mén
rich and powerful (families)
aristocratic
big shots
Lóng mén
Longmen county in Huizhou 惠州[Hui4 zhou1], Guangdong
mythical Dragon gate where a carp can transform into a dragon
mén mian
shop front
facade
CL:間|间[jian1]
prestige
Xià mén shì
Xiamen, subprovincial city in Fujian
also known as Amoy
Jiāng mén
Jiangmen prefecture level city in Guangdong
mén pài
sect
school (group of followers of a particular doctrine)
Hóng mén yàn
Feast at Hongmen
fig. banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest
refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiangyu 項羽|项羽
Cháo yáng mén
Chaoyangmen neighborhood of Beijing
Jiāng mén shì
Jiangmen prefecture level city in Guangdong
Jīn mén xiàn
Kinmen County, Taiwan (the Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast)
Jinmen county in Quanzhou 泉州[Quan2 zhou1], Fujian
kāi mén jiàn shān
lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom)
xíng zhèng bù mén
administrative department
administration
executive (government branch)
Tún Mén
Tuen Mun district of New Territories, Hong Kong
guò mén
to pass through a doorway
(of a woman) to marry
orchestral music interlude in an opera
Mén tóu gōu qū
Mentougou district of Beijing
Fù xīng mén
Fuxingmen neighborhood of Beijing
qiāo mén zhuān
lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient
to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune
yuǎn mén
(to go to) distant parts
faraway
a distant relative
bào lěng mén
an upset (esp. in sports)
unexpected turn of events
to pull off a coup
a breakthrough
mén shì bù
retail department
section of a retail store
Běi mén
Peimen township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
Ān dìng mén
Andingmen neighborhood of Beijing
Sān mén
Sanmen county in Taizhou 台州[Tai1 zhou1], Zhejiang
jù zhī mén wài
to lock one's door and refuse to see sb
Sān mén xiá shì
Sanmenxia prefecture level city in Henan
Jīng mén shì
Jingmen prefecture level city in Hubei
fáng dào mén
entrance door (for apartment)
Xī mēn Qìng
Ximen Qing, character from 金瓶梅[Jin1 ping2 mei2] and 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4]
shuāng xǐ lín mén
two simultaneous happy events in the family
Dōng zhí mén
Dongzhimen neighborhood of Beijing
mén shēng
disciple
student (of a famous master)
Guǎng ān mén
Guanganmen in Xuanwu 宣武區|宣武区 district of southwest Beijing
Fù chéng mén
Fuchengmen neighborhood of Beijing
Suǒ luó mén qún dǎo
Solomon Islands in southwest Pacific
Qí mén
Qimen county in Huangshan 黃山|黄山[Huang2 shan1], Anhui
shū xiāng mén dì
family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family
yíng mén
lit. fill the door
fill the house (at a wedding or auspicious occasion)
huí mén
first return of bride to her parental home
Nèi mén
Neimen township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
Hǎi mén shì
Haimen county level city in Nantong 南通[Nan2 tong1], Jiangsu
bù èr fǎ mén
the one and only way
the only proper course to take
mén dāng hù duì
the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom)
(of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match
shǒu mén
to keep goal
on duty as gate-keeper
Lóng mén shí kū
Longmen grottoes at Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳[Luo4 yang2], Henan
shā mén
monk (Sanskrit: Sramana, originally refers to north India)
Buddhist monk
zǒu hòu mén
lit. to enter by the back door
fig. to gain influence by pull or unofficial channels
back door or under the counter connections
Tiān mén shì
Tianmen sub-prefecture level city in Hubei
Yù mén
Yumen county level city in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
zì bào jiā mén
to introduce oneself
originally a theatrical device in which a character explains his own role
jǐ suǒ dòng wù mén
Chordata, phylum containing vertebrates
mén kǎn
variant of 門檻|门槛[men2 kan3]
zhuān mén rén yuán
specialist
specialized staff
yī mén xīn si
to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
mén qiú
croquet
goal ball (served by the goal keeper)
bì mén zào chē
lit. to build a cart behind closed doors
to be overly subjective and disregard the outside world (idiom)
piān mén
side door
doing things by the side door (i.e. dishonestly)
hán mén
poor and humble family
my family (humble)
bèi zǐ zhí wù mén
angiospermae (phylum of flowering plants with seed contained in a fruit)
shí kù mén
"shikumen" style architecture: traditional (ca. 19th century) residences with courtyards, once common in Shanghai
mén méi
lintel (of a door)
fig. family's social status
Yǒng dìng mén
Yongdingmen, front gate of the outer section of Beijing's old city wall, torn down in the 1950s and reconstructed in 2005
Sū mén dá là
Sumatra, one of the Indonesian islands
Nán tiān mén
The Southern Heavenly Gates
a name for a mountain pass gate in several places
mén kě luó què
you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted
Sān mén xiàn
Sanmen county in Taizhou 台州[Tai1 zhou1], Zhejiang
Dǒu mén qū
Doumen district of Zhuhai city 珠海市[Zhu1 hai3 shi4], Guangdong
Mén yuán
Menyuan Hui autonomous county in Haibei Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海北藏族自治州[Hai3 bei3 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
Bān mén nòng fǔ
to display one's slight skill before an expert (idiom)
guān mén dà jí
to close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom)
pò mén ér rù
to break the door and enter
to force a door open (idiom)
Lóng mén xiàn
Longmen county in Huizhou 惠州[Hui4 zhou1], Guangdong
qiào mén
to break in
to force a door
mén zi
door
doorman (old)
hanger-on of an aristocrat
social influence
pull
classifier for relatives, marriages etc
yà mén
subdivision
subphylum (taxonomy)
Shí mén xiàn
Shimen county in Changde 常德[Chang2 de2], Hunan
Yù mén Guān
Yumen Pass, or Jade Gate, western frontier post on the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty, west of Dunhuang, in Gansu
bì mén gēng
see 吃閉門羹|吃闭门羹[chi1 bi4 men2 geng1]
mén shàn
door
the opening panel of a door
rù mén kè chéng
introductory course
primer
Tǔ mén
Tumen or Bumin Khan (-553), founder of Göktürk khanate
mén láng
stoop
parvis
portico
patio
veranda
dǎ mén
to knock on the door
to take a shot on goal (sports)
míng mén wàng zú
offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding
blue blood
mén kè
hanger-on
visitor (in a nobleman's house)
Lóng mén shān
Mt Longmen, the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin, an active geological fault line
Mt Longmen in Shandong
Mt Longmen in Henan
xìn mén
fontanel (gap between the bones of an infant's skull)
Shí mén xiāng
Shimen or Shihmen township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
Xī mén dīng
Ximending (neighborhood in Wanhua district, Taipei)
páng mén zuǒ dào
dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion
dissident group
Qí mén xiàn
Qimen county in Huangshan 黃山|黄山[Huang2 shan1], Anhui
Yì mén
Yimen county in Yuxi 玉溪[Yu4 xi1], Yunnan
Bǎn mén diàn
Panmunjeom, the Joint Security Area in the Korean demilitarized zone
chái mén
lit. woodcutter's family
humble background
poor family background
lǐ yú tiào lóng mén
to make a significant advance in one's career (idiom)
to get one's big break
Sān dì mén
Santimen township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
Kǒng mén
Confucius' school (i.e. his direct disciples)
Diàn huà Mén
"Phone Gate", corruption scandal unearthed through telephone records
kāi hòu mén
to open the back door
fig. under the counter
to do a secret or dishonest deal
to let sth in by the back door
duó mén ér chū
to rush out through a door (idiom)
jiā dà yóu mén
to accelerate
to step on the gas
Yù mén shì
Yumen county level city in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
Jīn mén dǎo
Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast, administered by Taiwan
guān mén dì zǐ
last disciple of a master
huì mén
main entrance
secret society
Sū mén dá là dǎo
Sumatra (one of the Indonesian islands)
cháo mén
entrance portal (to a palace)
propylaeum
dào chā mén
to marry and live with the bride's family (inverting traditional Chinese expectations)
dùn rù kōng mén
to take refuge in religious life
Suǒ luó mén
Solomon (name)
Solomon (Islands)
diào mén
melody
pitch or key (music)
tone
style
point of view
mén shuān
horizontal bar to hold a door closed (made of wood or metal)
door bolt
mén fēng
family tradition
family principles
zhà mén
gate
door with grating
turnstile
logical gate (electronics)
mǎn mén chāo zhǎn
to execute the whole family unto the third generation
mén huán
door knocker (in the shape of a ring)
mén dūn
wooden or stone block supporting the axle of a door
mén hù kāi fàng
open door policy
Egyptian President Sadat's infitah policy towards investment and relations with Israel
Nèi mén xiāng
Neimen township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
Xī Mén bào
Xi Menbao (active around 422 BC), statesman, general and hydraulic engineer of Wei state 魏國|魏国[Wei4 guo2]
Ào mén shì
Municipality of Macau
Concelho de Macau
Sān dì mén xiāng
Santimen township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
mén é
area above the lintel of a doorway
Yì mén xiàn
Yimen county in Yuxi 玉溪[Yu4 xi1], Yunnan
Ào mén Guó jì Jī chǎng
Macau International Airport
zǒng lǐ yá men
the Qing dynasty equivalent of the Foreign Office
mén shuān
variant of 門閂|门闩[men2 shuan1]
Qīng hé mén
Qinghemen district of Fuxin city 阜新市, Liaoning
Mén xīng gé lā dé bā hè
Mönchengladbach (city in Germany)
Xuán wǔ mén zhī biàn
Xuanwu gate coup of June 626 in early Tang, in which Li Shimin 李世民 killed his brothers, seized the throne from his father as Emperor Taizong 唐太宗
Mén jié liè fū
Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (1834-1907), Russian chemist who introduced the periodic table
dù mén
to close the door (also fig.)
dú lì mén hù
to live apart from parents (of married couple)
to achieve independence
mén zhěn shì
clinic
outpatient department (or consulting room)
bì mén sī guò
shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes
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
diào mén
an overhung door
a door that hinges upwards
shuǐ mén tīng
cement (Shanghainese) (loanword)
lóng mén bào
double column surface grinding machine
Mén yuán xiàn
Menyuan Hui autonomous county in Haibei Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海北藏族自治州[Hai3 bei3 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
Yī wá · Mén dé sī
Eva Mendes, American actress
āi mén
from door to door, one by one
Sū mén dá là
variant of 蘇門答臘|苏门答腊[Su1 men2 da2 la4]
Xiè tōng mén
Xaitongmoin county, Tibetan: Bzhad mthong smon rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
guāng yào mén méi
splendor shines on the family's door (idiom)
fig. to bring honor to one's family
mài mén
pulse (in Chinese medicine)
chuàn mén r
erhua variant of 串門|串门[chuan4 men2]
xié mén wāi dào
lit. devil's gate, crooked path (idiom); corrupt practices
crooked methods
dishonesty
kāi mén pào
firecrackers to open the door on the New Year
guān mén zhuō zéi
to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)
Qīng hé mén qū
Qinghemen district of Fuxin city 阜新市, Liaoning
Zhè jiāng Sān mén xiàn
Sanmen County in Zhejiang
bīn kè yíng mén
guests filled the hall (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors
liú mén
to leave the door unlocked for sb
jǐ zhuī dòng wù mén
Vertebrata, the phylum of vertebrates
Ào mén Lì fǎ huì
Legislative Council of Macao
Mén yuán Huí zú zì zhì xiàn
Menyuan Hui autonomous county in Haibei Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海北藏族自治州[Hai3 bei3 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
kāi mén yī dào
leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand
Xiè tōng mén xiàn
Xaitongmoin county, Tibetan: Bzhad mthong smon rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
gài mén
closing cover
door (e.g. of photocopier)
guī mén dàn
young unmarried lady role in Chinese opera
sàng mén xīng
messenger of death (cf Irish banshee)
person bringing bad luck
piān xíng dòng wù mén
flatworm
phylum of Platyhelminthes
āi mén , āi hù
to go from house to house
house-to-house (search)
same as 挨家挨戶|挨家挨户
bàn kāi mén
half-open door
fig. prostitute
shī fu lǐng jìn mén , xiū xíng zài gè rén
the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you
you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
Yí mén
the Yi gate of 大梁, capital of Wei 魏 during Warring states
qiào mén r
a trick
an ingenious method
know-how
the knack (of doing sth)
lán zǎo mén
Cyanobacteria (phylum of blue-green algae)
huán jié dòng wù mén
Annelidan, the phylum of annelid worms
Féi lì mén shū
Epistle of St Paul to Philemon
yè mén
small side door of a palace
luǒ zǐ zhí wù mén
gymnosperm (plants with seed contained in a cone)
Nán mén èr
Alpha Centauri or Rigel Kentaurus
bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bù pà guǐ qiāo mén
He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.
Rest with a clear conscience.
huàn mén
family of officials
family with connections to the bureaucracy (i.e. the middle classes in imperial China)
Tú mén jiāng
variant of 圖們江|图们江[Tu2 men2 jiang1]
guī zǎo mén
Bacillariophyta, phylum of diatom single-celled phytoplankton
sàng mén shén
messenger of death (cf Irish banshee)
person bringing bad luck
dù mén bù chū
to shut the door and remain inside
fig. to cut off contact
Yǎ diǎn de tài mén
Timon of Athens, 1607 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
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)
hóu mén sì hǎi
lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea
there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
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
mén kǎn r
erhua variant of 門坎|门坎[men2 kan3]
bǎi mén miàn
to keep up appearances
to put up a front
Běi mén xiāng
Peimen township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
péng mén bì hù
overgrown gate, wicker windows (idiom); poor person's house
humble home
diào mén r
erhua variant of 調門|调门[diao4 men2]
Dé lā mén
Drammen (city in Buskerud, Norway)
péng mén bì hù
overgrown gate, wicker windows (idiom); poor person's house
humble home
Lóng mén shān duàn céng
Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin
píng shēng bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bàn yè qiāo mén xīn bù jīng
He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.
Rest with a clear conscience.
tiān mén dōng kē
Asparagaceae, family of flowering plants which includes asparagus
chuán dào qiáo mén , zì huì zhí
lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem
no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)
bì mén mì jù
lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing
gé chū jiào mén
to excommunicate (from a church)
yǐn guǐ shàng mén
to lead the devil to the door (idiom); to invite the attention of criminals
to leave oneself open to attack
chán mén wǔ zōng
the five schools of Chan Buddhism (idiom)
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
xìn nǎo mén
fontanel (gap between the bones of an infant's skull)
tuō zú wú mén
to be unable to find a place to stay (idiom)
kāi dà yóu mén
to open the throttle
to accelerate
to let her rip
Ā hēi mén ní dé wáng cháo
Achaemenid empire of Persian (559-330 BC)
bì mén guī dòu
wicker door, hole window (idiom); fig. wretched hovel
living in poverty
bì mén guī dòu
wicker door, hole window (idiom); fig. wretched hovel
living in poverty
dǐng mén zhuàng hù
to support the family business (idiom)
bīn péng yíng mén
guests filled the hall (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors
lán jūn mén
Cyanobacteria (phylum of blue-green algae)
bì mén sè dòu
to close doors and block openings (idiom); mounting a strict defense
Bǎn mén diàn tíng zhàn cūn
Panmunjom village on the DMZ between North and South Korea
shàng è zhèng mén chǐ
maxillary central incisor
Lóng mén duàn céng
Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin
yuǎn mén jìn zhī
near and distant relatives
xiǎng yǐ bì mén gēng
to close the door in one's face (idiom)
bào lěng mén r
erhua variant of 爆冷門|爆冷门[bao4 leng3 men2]
bàn kāi mén r
erhua variant of 半開門|半开门[ban4 kai1 men2]
mén tíng lěng luò , mén kān luó què
The courtyard is deserted, you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted
dǒng mén r
one who knows his business
professional
expert
au fait
chái mén xiǎo hù
woodcutter's cottage (idiom); poor person's hovel
fig. my humble house
lín shí Ào mén shì zhèng zhí xíng wěi yuán huì
Provisional Municipal Council of Macau
Câmara Municipal de Macau Provisória
gé chū shān mén
to excommunicate (from a Buddhist monastery)
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
Kǎ mén bó rǔ lào
Camembert (soft, creamy French cheese)
Sū mén dá là Dǎo
Sumatra (one of the Indonesian islands)
Hǔ mén
the Bocca Tigris, a narrow strait in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong
Humen Town 虎門鎮|虎门镇[Hu3 men2 Zhen4]
Hǔ mén Zhèn
Humen Town, also known as Taiping 太平[Tai4 ping2], a town within Dongguan prefecture-level city 東莞市|东莞市[Dong1 guan3 shi4], Guangdong
zhuāng mén miàn
see 裝點門面|装点门面[zhuang1 dian3 men2 mian4]
zhuāng diǎn mén miàn
lit. to decorate the front of one's store (idiom)
fig. to embellish (one's CV, etc)
to keep up appearances
to put up a front
zǒu mén zi
see 走門路|走门路[zou3 men2 lu4]
zǒu mén lù
to use social connections
to toady to influential people
chuán dào qiáo mén zì huì zhí
lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem
no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)
zì lì mén hù
to form one's own group or school of thought
to set up one's own business
to establish oneself
yù mén
(literary) vaginal opening
vulva
máng rén mén qiú
goalball (Paralympic sport)
Chéng mén lì xuě
lit. the snow piles up at Cheng Yi's door (idiom)
fig. deep reverence for one's master
xì chū míng mén
to come from a distinguished family
jué mén r
extinct profession
lost trade
unique skill
astonishing
fantastic
zhào mén
Achilles' heel
chink in the armor
Luó shēng mén
Rashomon, Japanese novel and movie
(fig.) situation where conflicting interpretations of the same event obscure the truth
unsolvable case
jiǎo mén
variant of 角門|角门[jiao3 men2]
lín mén yī jiǎo
to try to score (a goal)
final push (at a critical juncture)
the final leg of sth
tā pò mén kǎn
to wear out the doorstep (idiom)
to crowd at sb's door
xié mén
strange
unusual
evil ways
dishonest practices
Jīn mén Dǎo
Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast, administered by Taiwan
mén lián
couplet (hung on each side of the door frame)
chuǎng kōng mén
to break into a house when nobody is home
Ā hēi mén ní dé Wáng cháo
Achaemenid Empire of Persian (559-330 BC)
Yǎ diǎn de Tài mén
Timon of Athens, 1607 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚[Sha1 shi4 bi3 ya4]
mén fáng
gatehouse
lodge
gatekeeper
porter
mén hù zhī jiàn
sectarian bias
parochialism
tiě jiāng jūn bǎ mén
lit. General Iron is guarding the door (idiom)
fig. the door is padlocked — nobody inside
tiě dǎ de yá men , liú shuǐ de guān
lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom)
fig. government officials come and go
mén dōng
abbr. for 天門冬|天门冬[tian1 men2 dong1], asparagus
mén duì
couplet (hung on each side of the door frame)
mén tíng lěng luò , mén kān luó què
The courtyard is deserted, you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted
mén tíng rú shì
see 門庭若市|门庭若市[men2 ting2 ruo4 shi4]
mén tíng ruò shì
front yard as busy as a marketplace (idiom)
a place with many visitors
Hóng mén Yàn
Feast at Hongmen
(fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest
refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3]
Hóng mén
see 天地會|天地会[Tian1 di4 hui4]
sān zhù mén
(sports) (cricket) wicket (set of stumps and bails)
chī bì mén gēng
to be refused entrance (idiom)
to find the door closed
nǎ mén zi
(coll.) (emphasizing a rhetorical question) what
what kind
why on earth
sāng mén xīng
messenger of death (cf Irish banshee)
person bringing bad luck
sāng mén shén
messenger of death (cf Irish banshee)
person bringing bad luck
Tú tǎn kǎ mén
Tutankhamen, king of ancient Egypt 1333-1323 BC
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
duō kǒng dòng wù mén
(zoology) phylum Porifera (sponges)
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
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
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
shàng mén fèi
house call fee
callout fee
bù dé qí mén ér rù
to be unable to get in
to fail to find a proper approach to handling sth
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
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)
Yī wá · Mén dé sī
Eva Mendes, American actress
liù shàn mén
seat of the government
yamen
(in wuxia stories) special police force
Tiān ān mén kāi le
pants fly is down
the barn door is open
qí mén dùn jiǎ
ancient Chinese divination tradition (still in use today)
shè mén
(soccer, handball etc) to kick or shoot the ball towards the goal
chēng mén miàn
to keep up appearances
to put up a front
gǎi huàn mén tíng
to improve one's family's social status by moving up in the world
to switch one's allegiance to a new patron
gǎi huàn mén lǘ
see 改換門庭|改换门庭[gai3 huan4 men2 ting2]
yuè tái mù mén
(railway) platform screen doors
platform-edge doors
āi mén , āi hù
to go from house to house
house-to-house (search)
same as 挨家挨戶|挨家挨户
zhǎo mén lù
to seek help from social connections
bā lì mén
parliament (loanword) (old)
yōu mén luó xuán gǎn jūn
Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)
yōu mén luó xuán jūn
Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)
yōu mén luó gǎn jūn
Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)
Suǒ luó mén Qún dǎo
Solomon Islands in southwest Pacific
zhǎo shàng mén
to come to sb's door
to call on sb
fǎ mén
gate to enlightment (Buddhism)
Buddhism
way
method
(old) south gate of a palace