鬼門

See also: 鬼门

Chinese

		ghost; sly; crafty	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. (鬼門)		鬼	門
simp. (鬼门)		鬼	门
anagram		門鬼／门鬼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guǐmén

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai² mun⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kúi-mn̂g / kúi-mûi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guǐmén
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guěimén
    • Wade–Giles: kuei³-mên²
    • Yale: gwěi-mén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goeimen
    • Palladius: гуймэнь (gujmɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwai² mun⁴
    • Yale: gwái mùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwai² mun⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: guei² mun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯³⁵ muːn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kúi-mn̂g
    • Tâi-lô: kuí-mn̂g
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kuymngg
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mŋ̍²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ mŋ̍²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ mŋ̍²³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kúi-mûi
    • Tâi-lô: kuí-muî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kuymuii
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ muĩ¹³/

Noun

鬼門

1. demon gate; gateway through which the ghost comes and goes

Derived terms

• 鬼門上占卦
• 鬼門道／鬼门道
• 鬼門關／鬼门关 (guǐménguān)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鬼	門
き Grade: S	もん Grade: 2
on’yomi	goon

Etymology

Literally "demon gate". Derives from Chinese texts and the belief system of 陰陽道 (Onmyōdō), wherein the northeast is considered to be the direction in which negative energy concentrates and demons come and go.

First cited in Japanese to the early 1200s.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きもん [kìmóń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kʲimõ̞ɴ]

Noun

鬼(き)門(もん) • (kimon) 

1. [from early 1200s] the north-eastern direction

   Synonyms: 鬼方 (kihō, specific to Onmyōdō contexts), 艮 (ushitora, specific to Onmyōdō contexts), 北東 (hokutō, "northeast" in general)

2. [from 1675] a weak point, an undesirable place or thing or person

   Synonym: 苦手 (nigate)