玉門

See also: 玉门

Chinese

		jade	opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy)
trad. (玉門)		玉	門
simp. (玉门)		玉	门
Literally: “jade door”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yùmén

(Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄇㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): juk⁶ mun⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yùmén
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄇㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiwmen
  - IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ mən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: juk⁶ mun⁴
  - Yale: yuhk mùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: juk⁹ mun⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yug⁶ mun⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jʊk̚² muːn²¹/

Noun

玉門

(literary, figuratively) palace
(literary, figuratively) vulva

Proper noun

玉門

(～市) Yumen (a county-level city in Jiuquan, Gansu, China)
(～關) Yumen Pass (pass in Gansu province, China)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
玉	門
ぎょく Grade: 1	もん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

玉門 (hiragana ぎょくもん, rōmaji gyokumon)

beautifully decorated gate (euphemism for female genitalia)

Proper noun

玉門 (hiragana ぎょくもん, rōmaji Gyokumon)

Yumen City, Gansu province, China.

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