龍門
See also: 龙门
Chinese
dragon; imperial; surname | 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) | ||
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trad. (龍門) | 龍 | 門 | |
simp. (龙门) | 龙 | 门 |
Pronunciation
Noun
龍門
- gateway to success
- fame; glory
- influential person; powerful person
- (historical) entrance to the imperial examinations hall
- (Cantonese, soccer and other sports) goal
- (Cantonese, sports) goalkeeper
Synonyms
- (goal): 球門/球门 (qiúmén); (Leizhou Min) 波門/波门
- (goalkeeper): 守門員/守门员 (shǒuményuán), 門將/门将 (ménjiàng); (Leizhou Min) 波門/波门
Derived terms
Derived terms from 龍門
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Proper noun
龍門
- (~縣) Longmen (a county of Huizhou, Guangdong, China)
- (~街道) Longmen (a subdistrict of Wushan, Chongqing, China)
- (archaic, literary) "Longmen", a nickname for Sima Qian on account of his birthplace having been Longmen County