See also: 下門 and 厦门

Chinese

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tall building
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. (廈門/厦門) /
simp. (厦门)
alternative forms 下門下门 archaic
 
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Etymology

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A homophone of the original name 下門下门 (Xiàmén) that came into official use for its more elegant sense.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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廈門

  1. (historical) Xiamen (a fortification which formerly protected Xiamen Bay, Fujian, China)
  2. () Xiamen (a subprovincial city in Fujian, China)
  3. () Xiamen Island, Amoy Island (an island in Xiamen Bay, Fujian, China)

Synonyms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (廈門):
  • Korean: 하문(廈門) (Hamun)
  • Vietnamese: Hạ Môn (廈門)

Others:

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
シアメン
Hyōgai Grade: 2
irregular
Alternative spelling
厦門

Borrowed from Mandarin 廈門厦门 (Xiàmén).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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廈門(シアメン) (Shiamen

  1. Xiamen, Amoy (a subprovincial city in Fujian, in southeastern China)

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
アモイ
Hyōgai Grade: 2
irregular
Alternative spelling
厦門

Borrowed from Portuguese Amoy, in turn from Hokkien 廈門厦门 (Ēe-mûi).[1]

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廈門(アモイ) (Amoi

  1. Amoy, Xiamen (a subprovincial city in Fujian, in southeastern China)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 廈門 ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

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廈門

  1. chữ Hán form of Hạ Môn (Xiamen (a prefecture-level city and subprovincial city in Fujian, in southeastern China)).