午門

Chinese

		7th earthly branch; 11 a.m.–1 p.m., noon	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
trad. (午門)		午	門
simp. (午门)		午	门

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǔmén

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄇㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ mun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǔmén
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄇㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǔmén
    • Wade–Giles: wu³-mên²
    • Yale: wǔ-mén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuumen
    • Palladius: умэнь (umɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ng⁵ mun⁴
    • Yale: ńgh mùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ mun⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ mun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ muːn²¹/

Noun

午門

1. (historical) main gate of an imperial palace

Proper noun

午門

1. Meridian Gate (the southern and largest gate of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China)