會道門

Chinese

		to meet; to gather; group to meet; to gather; group; to assemble; association; be able to; be likely to; to balance an account; accounting	direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk	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. (會道門)		會	道	門
simp. (会道门)		会	道	门

Etymology

Such organizations often use 會／会 (huì), 道 (dào), or 門／门 (mén) in their name.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huìdàomén

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄇㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huìdàomén
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄇㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huèidàomén
    • Wade–Giles: hui⁴-tao⁴-mên²
    • Yale: hwèi-dàu-mén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hueydawmen
    • Palladius: хуэйдаомэнь (xuejdaomɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ mən³⁵/

Noun

會道門

1. (Mainland China) dangerous sect / cult / society