龍門

See also: 龙门

Chinese

dragon; imperial; surname
 
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. (龍門)
simp. (龙门)

Pronunciation


Noun

龍門

  1. gateway to success
  2. fame; glory
  3. influential person; powerful person
  4. (historical) entrance to the imperial examinations hall

Derived terms

Proper noun

龍門

  1. () Longmen County, Huizhou, Guangdong, China
  2. (街道) Longmen (a subdistrict of Wushan, Chongqing, China)
  3. (archaic, literary) "Longmen", a nickname for Sima Qian on account of his birthplace having been Longmen County
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