鬼門

See also: 鬼门

Chinese

		ghost; sly; crafty	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. (鬼門)		鬼	門
simp. (鬼门)		鬼	门

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guǐmén

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai² mun⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: guǐmén
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goeimen
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwai² mun⁴
  - Yale: gwái mùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwai² mun⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: guei² mun⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯³⁵ muːn²¹/

Noun

鬼門

demon gate; gateway through which the ghost comes and goes

Derived terms

鬼門關／鬼门关 (guǐménguān)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鬼	門
き Grade: S	もん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Literally "demon gate". A direction in which a demon comes and goes.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kimon]

Noun

鬼門 (hiragana きもん, rōmaji kimon)

the north-eastern direction
an undesirable place or thing

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