石庫門

See also: 石库门

Chinese

		rock; stone; 10 pecks	warehouse; storehouse	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. (石庫門)		石	庫	門
simp. (石库门)		石	库	门

Etymology

Literally: gate(s) of a stone storage house, referring to its stable construction.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shíkùmén

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄎㄨˋ ㄇㄣˊ

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shíkùmén
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄎㄨˋ ㄇㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shíhkùmén
    • Wade–Giles: shih²-kʻu⁴-mên²
    • Yale: shŕ-kù-mén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrkuhmen
    • Palladius: шикумэнь (šikumɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ kʰu⁵¹ mən³⁵/

Noun

石庫門

1. shikumen (architectural style)