過門
Chinese
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too- |
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. (過門) | 過 | 門 | |
simp. (过门) | 过 | 门 |
Pronunciation
Verb
過門
- (of a woman) to get married (into the husband's house)
- (Northern Wu, figurative) to let pass; to allow to happen; to get off someone's case
- 我失去仔親人末真傷心,搿點親眷朋友勿吃酒水末勿過門 [Suzhounese, trad.]
- From: 1983, 小小得月樓 "The Little Moonshadow Tower"
- 6ngou 7seq-chiu5-tsy3 1tshin-gnin2-meq8 1tsen 1saon-sin1 8geq-ti5 1tshin-cioe5 2ban-yeu6 7feq-chiq7 3tseu-syu3-meq8 7feq-kou5 2men [Wugniu]
- So mournful I am having lost my family; this bunch of relatives and friends won't do without having a feast.
我失去仔亲人末真伤心,搿点亲眷朋友勿吃酒水末勿过门 [Suzhounese, simp.]
Synonyms
- (to get married): 出嫁 (chūjià)
Noun
過門
- (musical) interlude; transition
- (Suzhounese, figurative) trick; knack; wit; know-how; way to get through a problem
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