敲門

敲門

See also: 敲门

Chinese

		extort; knock; to strike extort; knock; to strike; to knock (at a door); to hit	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. (敲門)		敲	門
simp. (敲门)		敲	门

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiāomén

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠ ㄇㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haau¹ mun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qiāomén
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠ ㄇㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiaumen
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: haau¹ mun⁴
    • Yale: hāau mùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haau¹ mun⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hao¹ mun⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /haːu̯⁵⁵ muːn²¹/

Verb

敲門

1. to knock on a door

Synonyms

• 打門／打门 (dǎmén)
• 叩門／叩门 (kòumén)
• 扣門／扣门 (kòumén)
• 拍門／拍门 (pāimén)

Derived terms

敲門磚／敲门砖 (qiāoménzhuān)