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走後門
简 走后门 · 繁 走後門Mandarin · pinyin zǒu hòu mén
Meanings
- (lit.) to enter through the back door
- (fig.) to pull strings; to use connections
- (fig.) (slang) to have anal sex
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3–4–2 · zou3 hou4 men2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
zau2 hau6 mun2 · zau2 hau6 mun4
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verb
- (literally) to enter through the back door
- (idiomatic, figuratively) to pull strings; to call in favours; to use the influence of someone in authority to achieve one's goal
- (idiomatic, figuratively) to make an under the counter deal
- (slang, euphemistic) to have anal sex
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