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山門

简山门 · 繁山門

Mandarin · pinyin shān mén

monastery main gate (Buddhism)
monastery

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山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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1–2 · shan1 men2

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noun

(Buddhism, Taoism) main temple gate
(Buddhism, Taoism, literary, metonomy) synonym of 寺廟 /寺庙 (sìmiào), temple or monastery
(literary, metonomy) synonym of 佛教 (Fójiào), Buddhism

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