Usage of the character 門

Hongmen feast
(fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest
refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦／刘邦 ( Liú Bāng) escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 項羽／项羽 ( Xiàng Yǔ)

nǎoménzi

脑门子

[腦門子]

forehead (dialect)

Xuānwǔmén

宣武门

[宣武門]

Xuanwumen, Beijing

màiméndōng

麦门冬

[麥門冬]

dwarf lilyturf (Ophiopogon japonicus), whose tuber is used in TCM

mìbìmén

密闭门

[密閉門]

airtight door

sǎngményǎn

嗓门眼

[嗓門眼]

throat

Sānménxiá

三门峡

[三門峽]

Sanmenxia, prefecture-level city in Henan

Túménjiāng

图门江

[圖門江]

variant of 圖們江／图们江 ( Túménjiāng)

Ményuán Xiàn

门源县

[門源縣]

Menyuan Hui Autonomous County in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州 ( Hǎiběi Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Qinghai

kāihòumén

开后门

[開後門]

to open the back door
fig. under the counter
to do a secret or dishonest deal
to let sth in by the back door

shǒuményuán

守门员

[守門員]

goalkeeper

zhuānménhuà

专门化

[專門化]

to specialize

ménwàihàn

门外汉

[門外漢]

layman

tàipíngmén

太平门

[太平門]

emergency exit

Shíménxiāng

石门乡

[石門鄉]

Shimen or Shihmen township in New Taipei City 新北市 ( Xīnběishì), Taiwan

Jīngménshì

荆门市

[荊門市]

Jingmen prefecture-level city in Hubei

xìnnǎomén

囟脑门

[囟腦門]

fontanel (gap between the bones of an infant's skull)

kǎimén'è

凯门鳄

[凱門鱷]

(zoology) caiman

yīménshì

一门式

[一門式]

one-stop (service, shop etc)

sàngménxīng

丧门星

[喪門星]

messenger of death
person bringing bad luck
Taiwan pr. (sāngménxīng)

Lóngménxiàn

龙门县

[龍門縣]

Longmen county in Huizhou 惠州 ( Huìzhōu), Guangdong

ménkǎnr

门坎儿

[門坎兒]

erhua variant of 門坎／门坎 (ménkǎn)

Ménbāzú

门巴族

[門巴族]

Menba ethnic group

cítōngmén

磁通门

[磁通門]

fluxgate (electrical engineering)

Méntóugōu

门头沟

[門頭溝]

Mentougou, a district of Beijing

Suǒluómén

索罗门

[索羅門]

Solomon (name)
Solomon (Islands)

Jīnmén Dǎo

金门岛

[金門島]

Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast, administered by Taiwan

Hǎiménshì

海门市

[海門市]

Haimen, county-level city in Nantong 南通 ( Nántōng), Jiangsu

Shāménjūn

沙门菌

[沙門菌]

salmonella

dēngjīmén

登机门

[登機門]

boarding gate

Sānménxiàn

三门县

[三門縣]

Sanmen county in Taizhou 台州 ( Tāizhōu), Zhejiang

Déshèngmén

德胜门

[德勝門]

Deshengmen (Beijing)

juǎnliánmén

卷帘门

[卷簾門]

roll-up door

qiàoménr

窍门儿

[竅門兒]

a trick
an ingenious method
know-how
the knack (of doing sth)

zhuāngménmiàn

装门面

[裝門面]

see 裝點門面／装点门面 (zhuāngdiǎnménmiàn)

kǎixuánmén

凯旋门

[凱旋門]

triumphal arch

chuànménzi

串门子

[串門子]

see 串門／串门 (chuànmén)

tuīlāmén

推拉门

[推拉門]

sliding door

lóngménbào

龙门刨

[龍門刨]

double column surface grinding machine

dàochāmén

倒插门

[倒插門]

to marry and live with the bride's family (inverting traditional Chinese expectations)

méndàomén

门到门

[門到門]

door to door

shàngménfèi

上门费

[上門費]

house call fee
callout fee

diàoménr

调门儿

[調門兒]

erhua variant of 調門／调门 (diàomén)

liùshànmén

六扇门

[六扇門]

seat of the government
yamen
(in wuxia stories) special police force

tiānméndōng

天门冬

[天門冬]

asparagus

fángdàomén

防盗门

[防盜門]

security door

xuánzhuǎnmén

旋转门

[旋轉門]

revolving door

zhǎoménlù

找门路

[找門路]

to seek help from social connections

sānzhùmén

三柱门

[三柱門]

(sports) (cricket) wicket (set of stumps and bails)

Mómén Jīng

摩门经

[摩門經]

Book of Mormon

shuǐméntīng

水门汀

[水門汀]

cement (Shanghainese) (loanword)

Aòménshì

澳门市

[澳門市]

Municipality of Macau

Hǔmén Zhèn

虎门镇

[虎門鎮]

Humen Town, also known as Taiping 太平 ( Tàipíng), a town within Dongguan prefecture-level city 東莞市／东莞市 ( Dōngguǎn Shì), Guangdong

Délāmén

德拉门

[德拉門]

Drammen (city in Buskerud, Norway)

Fùchéngmén

阜成门

[阜成門]

Fuchengmen neighborhood of Beijing

bālìmén

巴力门

[巴力門]

parliament (loanword) (old)

qiāoménzhuān

敲门砖

[敲門磚]

lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient
to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune

chuànménr

串门儿

[串門兒]

erhua variant of 串門／串门 (chuànmén)

Dōngzhímén

东直门

[東直門]

Dongzhimen neighborhood of Beijing

kānménrén

看门人

[看門人]

janitor
watchman

Lóngménshān

龙门山

[龍門山]

Mt Longmen, the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin, an active geological fault line
Mt Longmen in Shandong
Mt Longmen in Henan

sāngménshén

丧门神

[喪門神]

messenger of death
person bringing bad luck

guǐménguān

鬼门关

[鬼門關]

the gates of hell

Xīmén Bào

西门豹

[西門豹]

Ximen Bao (active around 422 BC), statesman and hydraulic engineer of Wei 魏國／魏国 ( Wèiguó)

xiàchǎngmén

下场门

[下場門]

exit door (of the stage)

Cháoyángmén

朝阳门

[朝陽門]

Chaoyangmen neighborhood of Beijing

jiéqìmén

节气门

[節氣門]

throttle

Qīnghémén

清河门

[清河門]

Qinghemen district of Fuxin city 阜新市, Liaoning

chēngménmiàn

撑门面

[撐門面]

to keep up appearances
to put up a front

zǒuhòumén

走后门

[走後門]

(lit.) to enter through the back door
(fig.) to pull strings; to use connections
(fig.) (slang) to have anal sex

Fùxīngmén

复兴门

[復興門]

Fuxingmen neighborhood of Beijing

Dǒumén Qū

斗门区

[斗門區]

Doumen District of Zhuhai City 珠海市 ( Zhūhǎi Shì), Guangdong

Tiānménshì

天门市

[天門市]

Tianmen sub-prefecture level city in Hubei

Sāndìmén

三地门

[三地門]

Santimen township in Pingtung County 屏東縣／屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan

Mó'ěrmén

摩尔门

[摩爾門]

Mormon (religion)

shàngménkè

上门客

[上門客]

bricks-and-mortar customer; walk-in customer

Chóngwénmén

崇文门

[崇文門]

Chongwenmen gate in Beijing

Yǒngdìngmén

永定门

[永定門]

Yongdingmen, front gate of the outer section of Beijing's old city wall, torn down in the 1950s and reconstructed in 2005

ménshìbù

门市部

[門市部]

retail department
section of a retail store

ménbiānkuàng

门边框

[門邊框]

door frame
door pillars

bànkāimén

半开门

[半開門]

half-open door
fig. prostitute

chuǎngkōngmén

闯空门

[闖空門]

to break into a house when nobody is home

lánzǎomén

蓝藻门

[藍藻門]

Cyanobacteria (phylum of blue-green algae)

kāoménzi

尻门子

[尻門子]

anus (rural coll.)

ménzhěnshì

门诊室

[門診室]

clinic
outpatient department (or consulting room)

guīméndàn

闺门旦

[閨門旦]

young unmarried lady role in Chinese opera

chǒngwùmén

宠物门

[寵物門]

pet door; pet flap

shǒuménrén

守门人

[守門人]

gatekeeper

Póluómén

婆罗门

[婆羅門]

Brahmin

kōuménr

抠门儿

[摳門兒]

erhua variant of 摳門／抠门 (kōumén)

zhǎoshàngmén

找上门

[找上門]

to come to sb's door
to call on sb

Bǎnméndiàn

板门店

[板門店]

Panmunjeom, the Joint Security Area in the Korean demilitarized zone

guīzǎomén

硅藻门

[硅藻門]

Bacillariophyta, phylum of diatom single-celled phytoplankton

Jīnménxiàn

金门县

[金門縣]

Kinmen County, Taiwan (the Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast)
Jinmen county in Quanzhou 泉州 ( Quánzhōu), Fujian

Tiān'ānmén

天安门

[天安門]

Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing

Xīméndīng

西门町

[西門町]

Ximending (neighborhood in Wanhua district, Taipei)

Diànhuà Mén

电话门

[電話門]

"Phone Gate", corruption scandal unearthed through telephone records

nǎménzi

哪门子

[哪門子]

(coll.) (emphasizing a rhetorical question) what
what kind
why on earth

kǎménbèi

卡门贝

[卡門貝]

camembert cheese

lánjūnmén

蓝菌门

[藍菌門]

Cyanobacteria (phylum of blue-green algae)

Yìménxiàn

易门县

[易門縣]

Yimen county in Yuxi 玉溪 ( Yùxī), Yunnan

bǎiménmiàn

摆门面

[擺門面]

to keep up appearances
to put up a front

méiménr

没门儿

[沒門兒]

no way
impossible

Jiāngménshì

江门市

[江門市]

Jiangmen prefecture-level city in Guangdong

zǒuménzi

走门子

[走門子]

see 走門路／走门路 (zǒuménlù)

Xiètōngmén

谢通门

[謝通門]

Xaitongmoin county, Tibetan: Bzhad mthong smon rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet

juǎnliánmén

卷帘门

[捲帘門]

roll-up door

Andìngmén

安定门

[安定門]

Andingmen neighborhood of Beijing

bìméngēng

闭门羹

[閉門羹]

see 吃閉門羹／吃闭门羹 (chībìméngēng)

Xīzhímén

西直门

[西直門]

Xizhimen neighborhood of Beijing
the main northwest gate of Beijing

dàishàngmén

带上门

[帶上門]

to close the door (when going through it)

Nántiānmén

南天门

[南天門]

South Gate to Heaven, the name a gate constructed on various mountains, most notably on Mount Tai 泰山 ( Tài Shān)
(mythology) southern gate of the Heavenly Palace

rèménhuò

热门货

[熱門貨]

goods in great demand

héménjiàn

核门槛

[核門檻]

nuclear threshold

Yùménshì

玉门市

[玉門市]

Yumen, county-level city in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu

āimén'āihù

挨门挨户

[挨門挨戶]

see 挨家挨戶／挨家挨户 (āijiā'āihù)

Xiàmén Dàxué

厦门大学

[廈門大學]

Xiamen University

Sāndìménxiāng

三地门乡

[三地門鄉]

Santimen township in Pingtung County 屏東縣／屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan

géchūjiàomén

革出教门

[革出教門]

to excommunicate (from a church)

shūxiāngméndì

书香门第

[書香門第]

family with a literary reputation (idiom); literary family

méntíngrúshì

门庭如市

[門庭如市]

see 門庭若市／门庭若市 (méntíngruòshì)

bànkāiménr

半开门儿

[半開門兒]

erhua variant of 半開門／半开门 (bànkāimén)

Tútǎnkǎmén

图坦卡门

[圖坦卡門]

Tutankhamen, king of ancient Egypt 1333-1323 BC

hǎiguānbùmén

海关部门

[海關部門]

customs section

chánménwǔzōng

禅门五宗

[禪門五宗]

the five schools of Chan Buddhism (idiom)

tiānméndōngkē

天门冬科

[天門冬科]

Asparagaceae, family of flowering plants which includes asparagus

bìménguīdòu

荜门圭窦

[蓽門圭竇]

wicker door, hole window (idiom); fig. wretched hovel
living in poverty

bàolěngménr

爆冷门儿

[爆冷門兒]

erhua variant of 爆冷門／爆冷门 (bàolěngmén)

déyìménshēng

得意门生

[得意門生]

favorite pupil

rénshìbùmén

人事部门

[人事部門]

personnel office

zhuānménjīgòu

专门机构

[專門機構]

specialized agency

péngménbìhù

蓬门筚户

[蓬門篳戶]

overgrown gate, wicker windows (idiom); poor person's house
humble home

pángménzuǒdào

旁门左道

[旁門左道]

dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion
dissident group

guāngyàoménméi

光耀门楣

[光耀門楣]

splendor shines on the family's door (idiom)
fig. to bring honor to one's family

Ménluó Zhǔyì

门罗主义

[門羅主義]

Monroe Doctrine

hóumén-sìhǎi

侯门似海

[侯門似海]

lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea (idiom)
fig. there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people

qíméndùnjiǎ

奇门遁甲

[奇門遁甲]

ancient Chinese divination tradition (still in use today)

xíngzhèngbùmén

行政部门

[行政部門]

administrative department
administration
executive (government branch)

ménhùzhījiàn

门户之见

[門戶之見]

sectarian bias
parochialism

rùménkèchéng

入门课程

[入門課程]

introductory course
primer

zǒnglǐyámen

总理衙门

[總理衙門]

the Qing dynasty equivalent of the Foreign Office

yuǎnménjìnzhī

远门近枝

[遠門近枝]

near and distant relatives

Sūméndálà

苏门答腊

[蘇門答臘]

Sumatra, one of the Indonesian islands

zìbàojiāmén

自报家门

[自報家門]

to introduce oneself
originally a theatrical device in which a character explains his own role

zìlìménhù

自立门户

[自立門戶]

to form one's own group or school of thought
to set up one's own business
to establish oneself

yǐnguǐshàngmén

引鬼上门

[引鬼上門]

lit. to invite the devil to one's house (idiom)
fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble

bìménzàochē

闭门造车

[閉門造車]

lit. to shut oneself away and build a cart (idiom)
fig. to work on a project in isolation, without caring for outside realities

shúménshúlù

熟门熟路

[熟門熟路]

familiar

Qīnghéménqū

清河门区

[清河門區]

Qinghemen district of Fuxin city 阜新市, Liaoning

bìménsīguò

闭门思过

[閉門思過]

shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes

zhuāngdiǎnménmiàn

装点门面

[裝點門面]

lit. to decorate the front of one's store (idiom)
fig. to embellish (one's CV, etc)
to keep up appearances
to put up a front

ménkěluóquè

门可罗雀

[門可羅雀]

you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted

guānméndàjí

关门大吉

[關門大吉]

to close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom)

fēijīcāngmén

飞机舱门

[飛機艙門]

airplane cabin door

wǔhuābāmén

五花八门

[五花八門]

myriad
all kinds of
all sorts of

dùménbùchū

杜门不出

[杜門不出]

to shut the door and remain inside
fig. to cut off contact

péngménbìhù

蓬门荜户

[蓬門蓽戶]

overgrown gate, wicker windows (idiom); poor person's house
humble home

dùnrùkōngmén

遁入空门

[遁入空門]

to take refuge in religious life

Bānménnòngfǔ

班门弄斧

[班門弄斧]

to display one's slight skill before an expert (idiom)

guānméndìzǐ

关门弟子

[關門弟子]

last disciple of a master

bīnkèyíngmén

宾客盈门

[賓客盈門]

guests filled the hall (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors

wǔfúlínmén

五福临门

[五福臨門]

lit. (may the) five blessings descend upon this home (namely: longevity, wealth, health, virtue, and a natural death)
(an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year)

zhuānménlièchē

专门列车

[專門列車]

special train

shuāngxǐlínmén

双喜临门

[雙喜臨門]

two simultaneous happy events in the family

Ménjiélièfū

门捷列夫

[門捷列夫]

Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (1834-1907), Russian chemist who introduced the periodic table

yuètáimùmén

月台幕门

[月台幕門]

(railway) platform screen doors
platform-edge doors

Sānménxiáshì

三门峡市

[三門峽市]

Sanmenxia, prefecture-level city in Henan

guānménzhuōzéi

关门捉贼

[關門捉賊]

to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)

línményījiǎo

临门一脚

[臨門一腳]

to try to score (a goal)
final push (at a critical juncture)
the final leg of sth

Sūméndálà

苏门达腊

[蘇門達臘]

variant of 蘇門答臘／苏门答腊 ( Sūméndálà)

Chéngménlìxuě

程门立雪

[程門立雪]

lit. the snow piles up at Cheng Yi's door (idiom)
fig. deep reverence for one's master

xìchūmíngmén

系出名门

[系出名門]

to come from a distinguished family

Xiètōngménxiàn

谢通门县

[謝通門縣]

Xaitongmoin county, Tibetan: Bzhad mthong smon rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet

yīménxīnsi

一门心思

[一門心思]

to set one's heart on sth (idiom)

géchūshānmén

革出山门

[革出山門]

to excommunicate (from a Buddhist monastery)

tuōzúwúmén

托足无门

[托足無門]

to be unable to find a place to stay (idiom)

Shuǐmén Shìjiàn

水门事件

[水門事件]

Watergate scandal

méntíngruòshì

门庭若市

[門庭若市]

front yard as busy as a marketplace (idiom)
a place with many visitors

shāménshìjūn

沙门氏菌

[沙門氏菌]

Salmonella

tāpòménkǎn

踏破门槛

[踏破門檻]

to wear out the doorstep (idiom)
to crowd at sb's door

bìménmìjù

闭门觅句

[閉門覓句]

lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing

guānméndǎgǒu

关门打狗

[關門打狗]

lit. shut the door and beat the dog (idiom)
fig. seal off the enemy's avenue of retreat, then strike hard

sìménjiàochē

四门轿车

[四門轎車]

sedan (motor car)

bǎilóngménzhèn

摆龙门阵

[擺龍門陣]

(dialect) to chat; to gossip; to spin a yarn

gǎihuànméntíng

改换门庭

[改換門庭]

to improve one's family's social status by moving up in the world
to switch one's allegiance to a new patron

bìménsèdòu

闭门塞窦

[閉門塞竇]

to close doors and block openings (idiom); mounting a strict defense

bù'èrfǎmén

不二法门

[不二法門]

the one and only way
the only proper course to take

bàngrénménhù

傍人门户

[傍人門戶]

to be dependent upon sb

fēnménbiélèi

分门别类

[分門別類]

(idiom) to organize by categories; to classify

shízìzhuànmén

十字转门

[十字轉門]

turnstile

Méntóugōu Qū

门头沟区

[門頭溝區]

Mentougou, a district of Beijing

cháiménxiǎohù

柴门小户

[柴門小戶]

woodcutter's cottage (idiom); poor person's hovel
fig. my humble house

jùzhīménwài

拒之门外

[拒之門外]

to lock one's door and refuse to see sb

xiéménwāidào

邪门歪道

[邪門歪道]

lit. devil's gate, crooked path (idiom); corrupt practices
crooked methods
dishonesty

méndānghùduì

门当户对

[門當戶對]

the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom)
(of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match

zhuānménrényuán

专门人员

[專門人員]

specialist
specialized staff

kāiményīdào

开门揖盗

[開門揖盜]

leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand

póluóménjiào

婆罗门教

[婆羅門教]

Brahmanism
Hinduism

gāngménzhícháng

肛门直肠

[肛門直腸]

rectum (anatomy)

Lóngmén Shíkū

龙门石窟

[龍門石窟]

Longmen Grottoes at Luoyang 洛陽／洛阳 ( Luòyáng), Henan

Féilìménshū

腓利门书

[腓利門書]

Epistle of St Paul to Philemon

mángrénménqiú

盲人门球

[盲人門球]

goalball (Paralympic sport)

kāiménjiànshān

开门见山

[開門見山]

lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom)

Lóngménduàncéng

龙门断层

[龍門斷層]

Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin

ménhùwǎngzhàn

门户网站

[門戶網站]

web portal

dúlìménhù

独立门户

[獨立門戶]

to live apart from parents (of married couple)
to achieve independence

jūnshìbùmén

军事部门

[軍事部門]

military branch

wāiménxiédào

歪门邪道

[歪門邪道]

dishonest practices

pòmén'érrù

破门而入

[破門而入]

to break the door down and enter (idiom)

ménhùkāifàng

门户开放

[門戶開放]

open door policy
Egyptian President Sadat's infitah policy towards investment and relations with Israel

mǎnménchāozhǎn

满门抄斩

[滿門抄斬]

to execute the whole family and confiscate their property

míngménwàngzú

名门望族

[名門望族]

offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding
blue blood

chībìméngēng

吃闭门羹

[吃閉門羹]

to be refused entrance (idiom)
to find the door closed

Yàgéménnóng

亚格门农

[亞格門農]

Agamemnon

Mó'ěrmén Jīng

摩尔门经

[摩爾門經]

Book of Mormon

fúlāméngē

弗拉门戈

[弗拉門戈]

flamenco (loanword)

gǎihuànménlü

改换门闾

[改換門閭]

see 改換門庭／改换门庭 (gǎihuànméntíng)

jiādàyóumén

加大油门

[加大油門]

to accelerate
to step on the gas

dǐngménzhuànghù

顶门壮户

[頂門壯戶]

to support the family business (idiom)

kāidàyóumén

开大油门

[開大油門]

to open the throttle
to accelerate
to let her rip

bìménguīdòu

筚门闺窦

[篳門閨竇]

wicker door, hole window (idiom); fig. wretched hovel
living in poverty

bīnpéngyíngmén

宾朋盈门

[賓朋盈門]

guests filled the hall (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors

duómén'érchū

夺门而出

[奪門而出]

to rush out through a door (idiom)

bìménhuìyì

闭门会议

[閉門會議]

closed-door meeting

duōkǒngdòngwùmén

多孔动物门

[多孔動物門]

(zoology) phylum Porifera (sponges)

huánjiédòngwùmén

环节动物门

[環節動物門]

Annelidan, the phylum of annelid worms

jǐsuǒdòngwùmén

脊索动物门

[脊索動物門]

Chordata, phylum containing vertebrates

Xīménzǐ Gōngsī

西门子公司

[西門子公司]

Siemens AG

tiějiāngjūnbǎmén

铁将军把门

[鐵將軍把門]

lit. General Iron is guarding the door (idiom)
fig. the door is padlocked — nobody inside

Aòmén Lìfǎhuì

澳门立法会

[澳門立法會]

Legislative Council of Macao

Kǎménbórǔlào

卡门柏乳酪

[卡門柏乳酪]

Camembert (soft, creamy French cheese)

jǐzhuīdòngwùmén

脊椎动物门

[脊椎動物門]

Vertebrata, the phylum of vertebrates

luǒzǐzhíwùmén

裸子植物门

[裸子植物門]

gymnosperm (plants with seed contained in a cone)

Yǎdiǎnde Tàimén

雅典的泰门

[雅典的泰門]

Timon of Athens, 1607 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞／莎士比亚 ( Shāshìbǐyà)

Tiān'ānménkāile

天安门开了

[天安門開了]

pants fly is down
the barn door is open

bèizǐzhíwùmén

被子植物门

[被子植物門]

angiospermae (phylum of flowering plants with seed contained in a fruit)

Xuánwǔménzhībiàn

玄武门之变

[玄武門之變]

Xuanwu gate coup of June 626 in early Tang, in which Li Shimin 李世民 killed his brothers, seized the throne from his father as Emperor Taizong 唐太宗

Suǒluómén Qúndǎo

所罗门群岛

[所羅門群島]

Solomon Islands in southwest Pacific

Sūméndálà Dǎo

苏门答腊岛

[蘇門答臘島]

Sumatra (one of the Indonesian islands)

xiǎngyǐbìméngēng

飨以闭门羹

[饗以閉門羹]

to close the door in one's face (idiom)

Tiān'ānmén Guǎngchǎng

天安门广场

[天安門廣場]

Tiananmen Square

Sàkèlāméntuō

萨克拉门托

[薩克拉門托]

Sacramento

Zhèjiāng Sānménxiàn

浙江三门县

[浙江三門縣]

Sanmen County in Zhejiang

Lóngménshānduàncéng

龙门山断层

[龍門山斷層]

Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin

yōuménluógǎnjūn

幽门螺杆菌

[幽門螺桿菌]

Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)

shàng'èzhèngménchǐ

上颚正门齿

[上顎正門齒]

maxillary central incisor

yōuménluóxuánjūn

幽门螺旋菌

[幽門螺旋菌]

Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)

lǐyútiàolóngmén

鲤鱼跳龙门

[鯉魚跳龍門]

to make a significant advance in one's career (idiom)
to get one's big break

Yīwá· Méndésī

伊娃·门德斯

[伊娃·門德斯]

Eva Mendes, American actress

yōuménluóxuángǎnjūn

幽门螺旋杆菌

[幽門螺旋桿菌]

Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)

Bǎnméndiàntíngzhàncūn

板门店停战村

[板門店停戰村]

Panmunjom village on the DMZ between North and South Korea

Aòmén Guójì Jīchǎng

澳门国际机场

[澳門國際機場]

Macau International Airport

bùdéqímén'érrù

不得其门而入

[不得其門而入]

to be unable to get into (a house, an organization, a field of study, a particular type of career etc)

shānghánshāménshìjūn

伤寒沙门氏菌

[傷寒沙門氏菌]

salmonella typhimurium

chuándàoqiáoménzìhuìzhí

船到桥门自会直

[船到橋門自會直]

lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem
no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)

Ménxīnggélādébāhè

门兴格拉德巴赫

[門興格拉德巴赫]

Mönchengladbach (city in Germany)

Ahēiménnídé Wángcháo

阿黑门尼德王朝

[阿黑門尼德王朝]

Achaemenid Empire of Persian (559-330 BC)

Ményuán Huízú Zìzhìxiàn

门源回族自治县

[門源回族自治縣]

Menyuan Hui Autonomous County in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州 ( Hǎiběi Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Qinghai

qiánméndǎhǔ,hòuméndǎláng

前门打虎，后门打狼

[前門打虎，後門打狼]

to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another

méntínglěngluò,ménkānluóquè

门庭冷落，门堪罗雀

[門庭冷落，門堪羅雀]

The courtyard is deserted, you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted

shàngtiānwúlù,rùdìwúmén

上天无路，入地无门

[上天無路，入地無門]

lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
fig. to be at the end of one's rope
to be trapped in a hopeless situation

chéngménshīhuǒ,yāngjíchíyú

城门失火，殃及池鱼

[城門失火，殃及池魚]

a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee

qiánménjùhǔ,hòuménjìnláng

前门拒虎，后门进狼

[前門拒虎，後門進狼]