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上門

简上门 · 繁上門

Mandarin · pinyin shàng mén

to drop in
to visit
to lock a door
(of a shop) to close
to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family

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上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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4–2 · shang4 men2

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soeng5 mun2 · soeng5 mun4

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verb

to drop in; to visit
to lock a door; to lock the doors
to be closed (for business)
(dialectal) to marry into and live with the wife's family

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