天門

天門

Chinese

		day; sky; heaven	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. (天門)		天	門
simp. (天门)		天	门

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiānmén

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ㄇㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ mun⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thiên-mùn
• Min Dong (BUC): tiĕng-muòng
• Wu (Wiktionary): thi men (T1)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: tiānmén
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄇㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianmen
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ mən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: tin¹ mun⁴
    • Yale: tīn mùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ mun⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: tin¹ mun⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ muːn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thiên-mùn
    • Hakka Romanization System: tien´ munˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: tian¹ mun²
    • IPA: /tʰi̯en²⁴ mun¹¹/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: tiĕng-muòng
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰieŋ⁵⁵ muoŋ⁵³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: thi men (T1)
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰi⁵⁵ məɲ²¹/

Noun

天門

1. (Chinese mythology) gate to the Heavenly Palace
2. (historical) gate to the imperial palace
3. (anatomy) centre of the forehead
4. Short for 天門冬／天门冬 (tiānméndōng, “Chinese asparagus”).

Proper noun

天門

1. (～市) Tianmen (a sub-prefecture-level city in Hubei, China)