前門

See also: 前门

Chinese

	front, forepart; in front; past front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward	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. (前門)	前	門
simp. (前门)	前	门
anagram	門前／门前

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiánmén

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄣˊ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): cin⁴ mun^4-2

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ten³ mong^3*
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhièn-mùn
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chêng-mn̂g
Wu (Suzhou, Wugniu): ²zie-men₂

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiánmén
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciánmén
  - Wade–Giles: chʻien²-mên²
  - Yale: chyán-mén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanmen
  - Palladius: цяньмэнь (cjanʹmɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ mən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiánménr
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄣˊㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciánménr
  - Wade–Giles: chʻien²-mên²-ʼrh
  - Yale: chyán-ménr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanmel
  - Palladius: цяньмэньр (cjanʹmɛnʹr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ məɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cin⁴ mun^4-2
  - Yale: chìhn mún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ mun^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ mun^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ muːn²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ten³ mong^3*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰen²² ᵐbɔŋ²²⁻²²⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhièn-mùn
  - Hakka Romanization System: qien^ˇ mun^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qian² mun²
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯en¹¹ mun¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chêng-mn̂g
  - Tâi-lô: tsîng-mn̂g
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zengmngg
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ¹³⁻²² mŋ̍¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ mŋ̍²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ²³⁻³³ mŋ̍²³/
Wu
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ²zie-men₂
  - MiniDict: zie^平 men^平
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /zɪ²² mən³³/

Noun

前門

front door; front gate
你今天出去的話，記得鎖上前門。 [MSC, trad.]
你今天出去的话，记得锁上前门。 [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ jīntiān chūqù dehuà, jìde suǒshàng qiánmén. [Pinyin]
If you go out today remember to lock the front door.

Antonyms

後門／后门 (hòumén)

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Qiánmén

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄣˊ

Mandarin
- (Beijing dialect)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Qiánmén
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Ciánmén
  - Wade–Giles: Chʻien²-mên²
  - Yale: Chyán-mén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chyanmen
  - Palladius: Цяньмэнь (Cjanʹmɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ mən³⁵/

Proper noun

前門

(informal) Alternative name for 正陽門／正阳门 (Zhèngyángmén).

Coordinate terms

後門／后门 (Hòumén)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
前	門
ぜん Grade: 2	もん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [d͡zẽ̞mːõ̞ɴ]

Noun

前(ぜん)門(もん) • (zenmon)

a front gate
(figuratively) the vagina, in contrast to 後門 (kōmon, “back gate”, figurative for anus)

Idioms

前門(ぜんもん)に虎(とら)を防(ふせ)ぎ後門(こうもん)に狼(おおかみ)を進(すす)む (zenmon ni tora o fusegi kōmon ni ōkami o susumu): "blocking a tiger at the front gate, [but] letting a wolf proceed at the back gate" → caught between the devil and the deep blue sea
前門(ぜんもん)の虎(とら)、後門(こうもん)の狼(おおかみ) (zenmon no tora, kōmon no ōkami): "tiger at the front gate, wolf at the back gate" → caught between the devil and the deep blue sea

Synonyms

(front gate, not figurative): 正門(せいもん) (seimon)
(literal and figurative): 表門(おもてもん) (omotemon)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “literal and figurative”): 後門(こうもん) (kōmon)
(antonym(s) of “literal and figurative”): 裏門(うらもん) (uramon)