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後門

简后门 · 繁後門

Mandarin · pinyin hòu mén

back door; back gate
(fig.) back-door influence; under-the-table dealings
anus
(computing) backdoor

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後: hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
后: hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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4–2 · hou4 men2

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hau6 mun2

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noun

back door; back gate
(computing) backdoor
(figuratively) improper means; fraudulent means; way to get around something
(figuratively) anus

name

(Beijing Mandarin) synonym of 地安門 /地安门 (Dì'ānmén)

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