家門

家門

See also: 家门

Chinese

		home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools	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. (家門)		家	門
simp. (家门)		家	门

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāmén

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚ ㄇㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ mun⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kâ-mùn
• Min Nan (POJ): ka-bûn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiāmén
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ ㄇㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiamen
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ mən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaa¹ mun⁴
    • Yale: gā mùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ mun⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ga¹ mun⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /käː⁵⁵ muːn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kâ-mùn
    • Hakka Romanization System: ga´ munˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ga¹ mun²
    • IPA: /ka²⁴ mun¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka-bûn
    • Tâi-lô: ka-bûn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ka'buun
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² bun²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ka³³ bun²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² bun¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ bun²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ bun²³/

Noun

家門

1. (literally) gate of one's house
2. (figuratively) family; clan; household
3. (figuratively) family background; personal history

Usage notes

When meaning “family”, this word often refers to an eminent or distinguished family.

Derived terms

一家門／一家门 三過家門而不入／三过家门而不入 倒賠家門／倒赔家门 家門不幸／家门不幸 家門有幸／家门有幸 家門集／家门集

小家門／小家门 改換家門／改换家门 番宿家門／番宿家门 自報家門／自报家门 (zìbàojiāmén) 銅斗兒家門／铜斗儿家门