偏門

简 偏门 · 繁 偏門
Mandarin · pinyin piān mén

Meanings

  1. side door
  2. doing things by the side door (i.e. dishonestly)
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偏
piān · inclined one side; slanting
門
mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
门
mén · gate, door, entrance, opening
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1–2 · pian1 men2

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pin1 mun2

Cantonese word readings for 偏門. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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pin1 mun4

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noun

  1. side door
  2. (figurative) dishonest practices; illegal activities

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