半開門

简 半开门 · 繁 半開門
Mandarin · pinyin bàn kāi mén

Meanings

  1. half-open door
  2. fig. prostitute
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半
bàn · half
開
kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
門
mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
开
kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
门
mén · gate, door, entrance, opening
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4–1–2 · ban4 kai1 men2

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bun3 hoi1 mun4

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bun3 hoi1 mun4

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noun

  1. (Shanghainese, dated) secret brothel

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