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Mandarin · pinyin yù mén#

(literary) vaginal opening
vulva

Mandarin · pinyin Yù mén#

see 玉門市 Yù mén Shì

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玉: yù · jade, precious stone, gem
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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4–2 · yu4 men2

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noun

(Classical, literal) door decorated with jade
(Classical, figurative) palace
(Classical, figurative) vulva

name

(～市) Yumen (a county-level city of Jiuquan, Gansu, China)
(～關) Yumen Pass (pass in Gansu province, China)

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