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門額

简门额 · 繁門額

Mandarin · pinyin mén é

area above the lintel of a doorway

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門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
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门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening
额: é · forehead; tablet, plaque; fixed

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2–2 · men2 e2

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mun4 ngaak2

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