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入門

简入门 · 繁入門

Mandarin · pinyin rù mén

entrance door
to enter a door
to learn the basics of a subject; introduction (to a subject); (attributive) entry-level

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入: rù · enter, come in(to), join
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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4–2 · ru4 men2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jap6 mun4

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verb

(literally) to enter a door or gate
(figuratively) to learn the fundamentals

noun

introduction to a subject; elementary course; primer
(literary) entrance door or gate

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