禪門

禪門

Chinese

		abdicate; meditation; abstraction abdicate; meditation; abstraction; (Zen) Buddhism	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. (禪門)		禪	門
simp. (禅门)		禅	门

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chánmén

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄢˊ ㄇㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: chánmén
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄢˊ ㄇㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charnmen
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chánmén
    • Wade–Giles: chʻan2-mên2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ mən³⁵/

Noun

禪門

1. Buddhism

Synonyms

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佛教 (Fójiào) 象教 (xiàngjiào) 佛門／佛门 (fómén)

釋家／释家 (shìjiā) (archaic) 釋教／释教 (shìjiào) (archaic)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (禪門):

• → Korean: 선문 (禪門, seonmun)
• → Vietnamese: thiền môn (禪門)