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破門而入

简 破门而入 · 繁 破門而入
Mandarin · pinyin pò mén ér rù

Meanings

  1. to break the door down and enter (idiom)
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破
pò · break, ruin, destroy; rout
門
mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
而
ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
入
rù · enter, come in(to), join
门
mén · gate, door, entrance, opening
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4–2–2–4 · po4 men2 er2 ru4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

po3 mun4 ji4 jap6

Cantonese word readings for 破門而入. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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po3 mun4 ji4 jap6

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verb

  1. to enter a place by force or illicit means; to break in

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