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龍門
简 龙门 · 繁 龍門Mandarin · pinyin Lóng mén
Meanings
- see 龍門縣 Lóng mén Xiàn
- see 龍門石窟 Lóng mén Shí kū
- see 龍門山 Lóng mén Shān
- Dragon Gate, mythical gate at the crest of a waterfall over which a carp may leap to become a dragon; (fig.) gateway to success or greatness
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2–2 · Long2 men2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
lung4 mun4
Cantonese word readings for 龍門. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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noun
- gateway to success
- fame; glory
- influential person; powerful person
- (historical) entrance to the imperial examinations hall
- (Cantonese, soccer and other sports) goal
- (Cantonese, sports) goalkeeper
name
- (～縣) Longmen (a county of Huizhou, Guangdong, China)
- (～街道) Longmen (a subdistrict of Wushan, Chongqing, China)
- (archaic, literary) "Longmen", a nickname for Sima Qian on account of his birthplace having been Longmen County
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