水門

简 水门 · 繁 水門
Mandarin · pinyin shuǐ mén

Meanings

  1. water valve; sluice gate
  2. (aviation) water salute
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水
shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
門
mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
门
mén · gate, door, entrance, opening
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3–2 · shui3 men2

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noun · Etymology 1

  1. water valve; floodgate; sluice (passage for water)
  2. (transport, aviation) water salute
  3. (Luoyang Mandarin) female genitalia; vulva
  4. (Xinzhou Jin) vulva of a female farm animal

name · Etymology 2

  1. Watergate

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