臨門

Chinese

		to face; to overlook; to arrive to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before	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. (臨門)		臨	門
simp. (临门)		临	门

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): línmén

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄣˊ
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): lìm-mùn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: línmén
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: línmén
  - Wade–Giles: lin²-mên²
  - Yale: lín-mén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linmen
  - Palladius: линьмэнь (linʹmɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lin³⁵ mən³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lìm-mùn
  - Hakka Romanization System: limˇ munˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: lim² mun²
  - Sinological IPA: /lim¹¹ mun¹¹/

Verb

臨門

to be next to one's door; to come to the house; to arrive home
(sports) to be close to the goal; to be facing the goalmouth

Derived terms

五福臨門／五福临门 (wǔfúlínmén)
臨門一腳／临门一脚
雙喜臨門／双喜临门 (shuāngxǐlínmén)

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