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過門

简过门 · 繁過門

Mandarin · pinyin guò mén

to pass through a doorway
(of a woman) to marry
orchestral music interlude in an opera

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過: guò · pass, pass through, go across
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
过: guò · pass, pass through, go across
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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4–2 · guo4 men2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gwo3 mun4

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verb

(of a woman) to get married (into the husband's house)
(Northern Wu, figurative) to let pass; to allow to happen; to get off someone's case

noun

(music) interlude; transition
(Suzhounese, figurative) trick; knack; wit; know-how; way to get through a problem

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