門桁

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	pole plate; purlin; ridge-pole
trad. (門桁)		門	桁
simp. (门桁)		门	桁
alternative forms		門栱／门栱

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): mn̂g-kông

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mn̂g-kông
    • Tâi-lô: mn̂g-kông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mngkoong
    • IPA (Taipei): /mŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /mŋ̍²³⁻³³ kɔŋ²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ²⁴/

Noun

門桁

1. (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) large crosspieces behind door panels used to reinforce the door (used in traditional architecture)

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 門拄／门拄, 門硌／门硌