偏門

偏門

Chinese

		one-sided; to lean; to slant one-sided; to lean; to slant; prejudiced; inclined to one side	opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy)
trad. (偏門)		偏	門
simp. (偏门)		偏	门

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): piānmén

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄢ ㄇㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pin¹ mun^4-2
• Min Nan (POJ): phian-mn̂g

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: piānmén
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄢ ㄇㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pianmen
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ mən³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Pinyin: piānménr
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄢ ㄇㄣˊㄦ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pianmel
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ məɻ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: pin¹ mun^4-2
    • Yale: pīn mún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pin¹ mun^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: pin¹ mun²
    • IPA ^(key): /pʰiːn⁵⁵ muːn²¹⁻³⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phian-mn̂g
    • Tâi-lô: phian-mn̂g
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phienmngg
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ mŋ̍²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ mŋ̍²⁴/

Noun

偏門

1. side door
2. (figuratively) dishonest practices; illegal activities

Synonyms

• (side door): 邊門／边门 (biānmén), 側門／侧门 (cèmén), 旁門／旁门 (pángmén)