搬龍門

搬龍門

Chinese

		remove; transport; move remove; transport; move; shift	gateway to success; fame; glory
trad. (搬龍門)		搬	龍門
simp. (搬龙门)		搬	龙门

Etymology

Calque of English move the goalposts.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bun¹ lung⁴ mun⁴

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bun¹ lung⁴ mun⁴
    • Yale: būn lùhng mùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bun¹ lung⁴ mun⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bun¹ lung⁴ mun⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /puːn⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹ muːn²¹/

Noun

搬龍門

1. (Cantonese) to move the goalposts