專門

See also: 専門

Chinese

		for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special; expert; particular (to sth); concentrated; specialized	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. (專門)		專	門
simp. (专门)		专	门

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuānmén

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄢ ㄇㄣˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zyun¹ mun⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): zon¹ mon³

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chôn-mùn

  (Meixian, Guangdong): zon¹ mun²

• Eastern Min (BUC): ciŏng-muòng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): choan-bûn / choan-mn̂g / choan-mûi
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹tsoe-men

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuānmén
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢ ㄇㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuanmén
    • Wade–Giles: chuan¹-mên²
    • Yale: jwān-mén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juanmen
    • Palladius: чжуаньмэнь (čžuanʹmɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ mən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyun¹ mun⁴
    • Yale: jyūn mùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn¹ mun⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: jun¹ mun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syːn⁵⁵ muːn²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: zon¹ mon³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sᵘɔn³³ ᵐbᵘɔn²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chôn-mùn
    • Hakka Romanization System: zon´ munˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zon¹ mun²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡son²⁴ mun¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: zon¹ mun²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɔn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ mun¹¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ciŏng-muòng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡suoŋ⁵⁵ muoŋ⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choan-bûn
    • Tâi-lô: tsuan-bûn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoanbuun
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡suan⁴⁴⁻²² bun¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡suan⁴⁴⁻²² bun²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡suan⁴⁴⁻³³ bun²³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡suan³³ bun²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡suan⁴⁴⁻³³ bun²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choan-mn̂g
    • Tâi-lô: tsuan-mn̂g
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoanmngg
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡suan⁴⁴⁻³³ mŋ̍²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡suan⁴⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡suan⁴⁴⁻³³ mŋ̍²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choan-mûi
    • Tâi-lô: tsuan-muî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoanmuii
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡suan⁴⁴⁻²² muĩ¹³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹tsoe-men
    • MiniDict: tsoe^平 men
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹tsoe-men
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sø⁵⁵ mən²¹/

Adjective

專門

1. special
2. specialized; technical

Synonyms

• (specialized): 專項／专项 (zhuānxiàng), 專業／专业 (zhuānyè)

Derived terms

• 專門家／专门家 (zhuānménjiā)
• 專門店／专门店 (zhuānméndiàn)
• 專門科／专门科
• 專門術語／专门术语 (zhuānmén shùyǔ)

 

Noun

專門

1. specialist; expert

Synonyms

• 內行／内行 (nèiháng)
• 內行人／内行人 (nèihángrén)
• 名家 (míngjiā)
• 大家
• 大方 (dàfāng) (literary)
• 大神 (dàshén) (Internet slang)
• 好手 (hǎoshǒu)
• 專家／专家 (zhuānjiā)
• 專才／专才 (zhuāncái)
• 專業人員／专业人员 (zhuānyè rényuán)
• 專業人才／专业人才 (zhuānyè réncái)
• 專業戶／专业户 (zhuānyèhù) (figurative)
• 專門家／专门家 (zhuānménjiā)
• 強手／强手 (qiángshǒu)
• 懸手／悬手 (Hokkien)
• 把式 (bǎshì)
• 方家 (fāngjiā) (literary)
• 能手 (néngshǒu)
• 行家 (hángjiā)
• 行家裡手／行家里手 (hángjiā lǐshǒu)
• 裡手／里手 (lǐshǒu)
• 通家 (tōngjiā) (literary)
• 達人／达人 (dárén)
• 高手 (gāoshǒu)

 

Antonyms

• 外行 (wàiháng)
• 外行人 (wàihángrén)
• 棒槌 (bàngchuí) (figurative)
• 行外人 (hángwàirén)
• 門外漢／门外汉 (ménwàihàn)

 

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuānmén

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄢ ㄇㄣˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zyun¹ mun^4-2

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): zon¹ mon³

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chôn-mùn
• Eastern Min (BUC): ciŏng-muòng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): choan-bûn / choan-mn̂g / choan-mûi
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹tsoe-men
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): jyenn¹ men²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuānmén
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢ ㄇㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuanmén
    • Wade–Giles: chuan¹-mên²
    • Yale: jwān-mén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juanmen
    • Palladius: чжуаньмэнь (čžuanʹmɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ mən³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuānménr
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢ ㄇㄣˊㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuanménr
    • Wade–Giles: chuan¹-mên²-ʼrh
    • Yale: jwān-ménr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juanmel
    • Palladius: чжуаньмэньр (čžuanʹmɛnʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ məɻ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyun¹ mun^4-2
    • Yale: jyūn mún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn¹ mun^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: jun¹ mun^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syːn⁵⁵ muːn²¹⁻³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: zon¹ mon³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sᵘɔn³³ ᵐbᵘɔn²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chôn-mùn
    • Hakka Romanization System: zon´ munˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zon¹ mun²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡son²⁴ mun¹¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ciŏng-muòng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡suoŋ⁵⁵ muoŋ⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choan-bûn
    • Tâi-lô: tsuan-bûn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoanbuun
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡suan⁴⁴⁻²² bun¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡suan⁴⁴⁻²² bun²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡suan⁴⁴⁻³³ bun²³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡suan³³ bun²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡suan⁴⁴⁻³³ bun²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choan-mn̂g
    • Tâi-lô: tsuan-mn̂g
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoanmngg
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡suan⁴⁴⁻³³ mŋ̍²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡suan⁴⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡suan⁴⁴⁻³³ mŋ̍²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choan-mûi
    • Tâi-lô: tsuan-muî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoanmuii
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡suan⁴⁴⁻²² muĩ¹³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹tsoe-men
    • MiniDict: tsoe^平 men
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹tsoe-men
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sø⁵⁵ mən²¹/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: jyenn¹ men²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy̯ẽ³³ mən¹³/

Adverb

專門

1. specially; exclusively; specifically

   這位律師專門從事涉外貿易的業務。 [MSC, trad.]
   这位律师专门从事涉外贸易的业务。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè wèi lǜshī zhuānmén cóngshì shèwài màoyì de yèwù. [Pinyin]

   This lawyer exclusively practices in international trade matters.

2. habitually
3. (Cantonese, Hakka, Jin) on purpose; deliberately
4. (Wu, Xiang) always

Synonyms

• (specially):

Dialectal synonyms of 特地 (“specially”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		特地, 特意
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	特意, 淨意, 特特兒的
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	特為意兒的, 特為的
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	專門兒, 專意
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	專門, 利編
	Wuhan	特為
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	特為
	Hefei	特地, 特此
Mandarin	Singapore	特地, 特意
Cantonese	Guangzhou	特登
	Hong Kong	特登
	Yangjiang	特登
Gan	Nanchang	特事, 特意
Hakka	Meixian	特事
Jin	Taiyuan	專門, 專意
Northern Min	Jian'ou	一勁勁
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	特特意, 特意
Southern Min	Xiamen	刁工, 刁持
	Singapore (Hokkien)	刁工
	Chaozhou	專門
	Puning	專, 專門
Wu	Suzhou	特為
	Wenzhou	特特能
Xiang	Changsha	罷事, 特事
	Shuangfeng	特為, 特話

• (deliberately):

• 刁工 (Hokkien)
• 刁意故 (Hokkien)
• 刁故意 (Hokkien)
• 利邊／利边 (ni⁴ bian¹) (Sichuanese)
• 刻意 (kèyì)
• 存心 (cúnxīn)
• 專／专 (Teochew)
• 專愛／专爱 (Teochew)
• 專登／专登 (zyun¹ dang¹) (Cantonese)
• 成心 (chéngxīn)
• 故意 (gùyì)
• 有心 (yǒuxīn)
• 有意 (yǒuyì)
• 特事 (tet⁷ si) (Gan)
• 特為／特为 (⁸deq-we) (Wu)
• 特登 (dak⁶ dang¹) (Cantonese)
• 罷是／罢是 (ba⁵ shr⁵) (Xiang)
• 迭為／迭为 (⁸diq-we) (Wu)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
專	門
せん Jinmeiyō	もん Grade: 2
on’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 專門 – see the following entry.

【専門せんもん】 [noun] speciality/specialty; subject of study; subject of expertise; area of interest; profession

(This term, 專門, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
專	門

Noun

專門 • (jeonmun) (hangeul 전문)

1. Hanja form^? of 전문 (“expertise; speciality; one's field of specialization”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
專	門

Noun

專門

1. chữ Hán form of chuyên môn (“expertise”).

Adjective

專門

1. chữ Hán form of chuyên môn (“highly prone to; highly inclined to”).