走後門

See also: 走后门

Chinese

		to walk; to go; to move to walk; to go; to move; to leave	back door; back gate; back door
trad. (走後門)		走	後門
simp. (走后门)		走	后门

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zǒuhòumén

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄡˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄇㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zau² hau⁶ mun⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zǒuhòumén
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄡˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄇㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzoouhowmen
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹ mən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (走後門兒／走后门儿)⁺
  - Pinyin: zǒuhòuménr
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄡˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄇㄣˊㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzoouhowmel
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹ məɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zau² hau⁶ mun⁴
  - Yale: jáu hauh mùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzau² hau⁶ mun⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: zeo² heo⁶ mun⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐu̯³⁵ hɐu̯²² muːn²¹/

Verb

走後門

(literally) to enter through the back door
(idiomatic, figuratively) to pull strings; to call in favours; to use the influence of someone in authority to achieve one's goal

他通過走後門得到一份工作。 [MSC, trad.]
他通过走后门得到一份工作。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā tōngguò zǒuhòumén dédào yī fèn gōngzuò. [Pinyin]
He got his job through the back door.
(idiomatic, figuratively) to make an under the counter deal

她走後門買了一個鑽石戒指。 [MSC, trad.]
她走后门买了一个钻石戒指。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā zǒuhòumén mǎi le yī ge zuànshí jièzhǐ. [Pinyin]
She got a diamond ring under the counter.
(slang) to have anal sex

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