門宦
Chinese
editopening; 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 |
an official | ||
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trad. (門宦) | 門 | 宦 | |
simp. (门宦) | 门 | 宦 |
Etymology
editMaybe from 門閥/门阀 (ménfá, “school; faction; clique”) or from 門戶/门户 (ménhù, “sect; faction; school”). First attested in the late 19th century.
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ménhuàn
- Wade–Giles: mên2-huan4
- Yale: mén-hwàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: menhuann
- Palladius: мэньхуань (mɛnʹxuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mən³⁵ xu̯än⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
edit門宦