偏門

Chinese

		one-sided; to lean; to slant one-sided; to lean; to slant; prejudiced; inclined to one side	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. (偏門)		偏	門
simp. (偏门)		偏	门

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): piānmén

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄢㄇㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pin¹ mun^4-2
Min Nan (POJ): phian-mn̂g

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: piānmén
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄢㄇㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pianmen
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ mən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: piānménr
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄢㄇㄣˊㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pianmel
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ məɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: pin¹ mun^4-2
  - Yale: pīn mún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pin¹ mun^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: pin¹ mun²
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰiːn⁵⁵ muːn²¹⁻³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phian-mn̂g
  - Tâi-lô: phian-mn̂g
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phienmngg
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ mŋ̍²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ mŋ̍²⁴/

Noun

偏門

side door
(figuratively) dishonest practices; illegal activities

Synonyms

(side door): 邊門／边门 (biānmén), 側門／侧门 (cèmén), 旁門／旁门 (pángmén)

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