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前門

前門

See also: 前门

Chinese

 
before; in front; ago; former; previous; earlier; front
 
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. (前門) 前 門
simp. (前门) 前 门
anagram 門前／门前

Noun

前門

  1. front door, front gate

Antonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
前 門
ぜん
Grade: 2 		もん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

前門 ‎(hiragana ぜんもん, romaji zenmon)

  1. a front gate
  2. (figuratively) the ****, in contrast to 後門 ‎(kōmon, “back gate”, figurative for anus)

Idioms

  • 前門 (ぜんもん)に虎 (とら)を防 (ふせ)ぎ後門 (こうもん)に狼 (おおかみ)を進 (すす)む ‎(zenmon ni tora o fusegi kōmon ni ōkami o susumu): "blocking a tiger at the front gate, [but] letting a wolf proceed at the back gate" → caught between the devil and the deep blue sea
  • 前門 (ぜんもん)の虎 (とら)、後門 (こうもん)の狼 (おおかみ) ‎(zenmon no tora, kōmon no ōkami): "tiger at the front gate, wolf at the back gate" → caught between the devil and the deep blue sea

Synonyms

  • (front gate, not figurative): 正門 (せいもん) ‎(seimon)
  • (literal and figurative): 表門 (おもてもん) ‎(omotemon)

Antonyms

  • (literal and figurative): 後門 (こうもん) ‎(kōmon)
  • (literal and figurative): 裏門 (うらもん) ‎(uramon)

Pronunciation

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