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

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

(historical) main gate of an imperial palace

Proper noun

午門

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

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