牙門

Chinese

		tooth; ivory	opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division
trad. (牙門)		牙	門
simp. (牙门)		牙	门
anagram		門牙／门牙

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yámén

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˊ ㄇㄣˊ

• Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): nga² mun²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yámén
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˊ ㄇㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yámén
    • Wade–Giles: ya²-mên²
    • Yale: yá-mén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yamen
    • Palladius: ямэнь (jamɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä³⁵ mən³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: nga² mun²
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋa¹¹ mun¹¹/

Noun

牙門

1. (literary) military leader
2. (Hakka) ability of the elderly to chew
3. Alternative form of 衙門／衙门 (“yamen”)

Synonyms

• (military leader): 武將／武将 (wǔjiàng)