摸門釘

Chinese

		feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to feel (one's pulse); imitate; copy
trad. (摸門釘)		摸	門釘
simp. (摸门钉)		摸	门钉

門釘

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mo² mun⁴ deng¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mo² mun⁴ deng¹
    • Yale: mó mùhn dēng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mo² mun⁴ deng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mo² mun⁴ déng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔː³⁵ muːn²¹ tɛːŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

摸⫽門釘 (verb-object)

1. (Cantonese) to visit someone, only to find that he or she is absent

Synonyms

• 吃閉門羹／吃闭门羹 (chī bìméngēng)