掌門

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Chinese

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palm (of hand); in charge of
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. (掌門)
simp. (掌门)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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掌門

  1. head of a martial arts school
  2. leader (in a certain field); boss; head

Derived terms

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Verb

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掌門

  1. (Hakka, Teochew) to watch a door; to guard a door