門閥

門閥

1. the family's social status and prestige

   • 仁表累擢起居郎，嘗以門閥文章自高。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     仁表累擢起居郎，尝以门阀文章自高。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: The New Book of Tang, 1060 CE

     Rén biǎo lěi zhuó qǐjū láng, cháng yǐ ménfá wénzhāng zìgāo. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 如此小娘子，該配此才郎！況且年貌相等，門閥相當。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     如此小娘子，该配此才郎！况且年貌相等，门阀相当。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1628 CE, Ling Mengchu, Slapping the Table in Amazement I

     Rúcǐ xiǎoniángzǐ, gāi pèi cǐ cáiláng! Kuàngqiě niánmào xiàngděng, ménfá xiàngdāng. [Pinyin]

     Such a young lady should be paired with such a talented man! Besides, they are of equal age and appearance, and of similar family background.

   • 2025 May 5, 於澤遠, “董小姐事件中的待解之謎 [The unsolved mystery in the Ms Dong incident]”, in Lianhe Zaobao‎^[1]:

     這起由肖醫生妻子舉報的桃色事件，經過網民深挖，引發公眾對“當代門閥士族”為子女親屬謀取特權通道的憤慨與聲討。 [MSC, trad.]
     这起由肖医生妻子举报的桃色事件，经过网民深挖，引发公众对“当代门阀士族”为子女亲属谋取特权通道的愤慨与声讨。 [MSC, simp.]

     Zhè qǐ yóu Xiào yīshēng qīzǐ jǔbào de táosè shìjiàn, jīngguò wǎngmín shēnwā, yǐnfā gōngzhòng duì “dāngdài ménfá shìzú” wèi zǐnǚ qīnshǔ móuqǔ tèquán tōngdào de fènkǎi yǔ shēngtǎo. [Pinyin]

     This affair, reported by Dr. Xiao's wife, was dug up by netizens and sparked public indignation and condemnation of the "contemporary aristocratic families" for seeking privileged channels for their children and relatives.

• 門楣／门楣 (ménméi)
• 門第／门第 (méndì)

• “門閥”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.