門客

See also: 门客

Chinese

		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	customer; visitor; guest
trad. (門客)		門	客
simp. (门客)		门	客

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ménkè

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄣˊ ㄎㄜˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ménkè
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄣˊ ㄎㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ménkè
    • Wade–Giles: mên²-kʻo⁴
    • Yale: mén-kè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: menkeh
    • Palladius: мэнькэ (mɛnʹkɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mən³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/

Noun

門客

1. (archaic) retainer (in an aristocratic household)
2. (archaic, Song dynasty) private tutor

Synonyms

• (retainer): 賓客／宾客 (bīnkè), 食客 (shíkè)