寒門
Chinese
| cold; poor; to tremble | 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. (寒門) | 寒 | 門 | |
| simp. (寒门) | 寒 | 门 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: hánmén
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˊ ㄇㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hánmén
- Wade–Giles: han2-mên2
- Yale: hán-mén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: harnmen
- Palladius: ханьмэнь (xanʹmɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xän³⁵ mən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hon4 mun4
- Yale: hòhn mùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: hon4 mun4
- Guangdong Romanization: hon4 mun4
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔːn²¹ muːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
寒門
- (literary) humble and poor family
- (literary, humble) (one's own) humble home; (one's own) humble abode
Synonyms
- (one's humble home): 寒舍 (hánshè)
Derived terms
- 寒門飲恨 / 寒门饮恨
- 白屋寒門 / 白屋寒门
- 薄祚寒門 / 薄祚寒门