荊門
Chinese
| thorns; brambles | 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 | ||
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| trad. (荊門/荆門) | 荊/荆 | 門 | |
| simp. (荆门) | 荆 | 门 | |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
荊門
- (～市) Jingmen (a prefecture-level city in Hubei, China)
- 渡遠荆門外，來從楚國遊。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: Tang Dynasty, 1997 trans., Li Po (李白), Wai-lim Yip, trans., 渡荊門送别 CROSSING CHING-MEN TO SEE A FRIEND OFF in Chinese Poetry: An Anthology of Major Modes and Genres, p.181
- Dù yuǎn Jīngmén wài, lái cóng Chǔguó yóu. [Pinyin]
- We cross over the distant Ching-men
To travel in the land of Chʻu.
渡远荆门外，来从楚国游。 [MSC, simp.]
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