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破門而入

简破门而入 · 繁破門而入

Mandarin · pinyin pò mén ér rù

to break the door down and enter (idiom)

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破: pò · break, ruin, destroy; rout
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
入: rù · enter, come in(to), join
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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4–2–2–4 · po4 men2 er2 ru4

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po3 mun4 ji4 jap6

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verb

to enter a place by force or illicit means; to break in

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