Chinese

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day; sky; heaven
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. (天門)
simp. (天门)
 
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Noun

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天門

  1. (Chinese mythology) gate to the Heavenly Palace
  2. (historical) gate to the imperial palace
  3. (anatomy) centre of the forehead
  4. Short for 天門冬天门冬 (tiānméndōng, “Chinese asparagus”).

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Proper noun

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天門

  1. () Tianmen (a sub-prefectural city in Hubei, China)

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  • English: Tianmen, T'ien-men, Tienmen