轅門

See also: 辕门

Chinese

		shafts of cart; yamen	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. (轅門)		轅	門
simp. (辕门)		辕	门

Etymology

轅 (the shaft which connects a carriage to its horse) + 門 (gate)

In ancient times, when a monarch went on an expedition (ex. for hunting), the place where he stopped would be made into a camp by surrounding the location with a baricade of horse-drawn vehicles. Two of the vehicles would be upended, and their shafts would be made to meet, so as to form a makeshift gateway of sorts.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuánmén

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄣˊ
Min Nan (POJ): oân-bûn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yuánmén
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanmen
  - IPA ^(key): /y̯ɛn³⁵ mən³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oân-bûn
  - Tâi-lô: uân-bûn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oanbuun
  - IPA (Xiamen): /uan²⁴⁻²² bun²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /uan²⁴⁻²² bun²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /uan¹³⁻²² bun¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /uan²⁴⁻¹¹ bun²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /uan²³⁻³³ bun²³/

Noun

轅門

(archaic) the entrance to a military camp
(archaic) the outer entrance gate to a high level official's office

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