門狗

Chinese

		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	dog
trad. (門狗)		門	狗
simp. (门狗)		门	狗

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): mn̂g-káu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mn̂g-káu
    • Tâi-lô: mn̂g-káu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mngkao
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /mŋ̍²³⁻³³ kau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /mŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ kau⁵³/

Noun

門狗

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) latch (fastening for a door); door bolt

Synonyms

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• 插關 / 插关 (chāguān) (regional)
• 門栓 / 门栓 (ménshuān)
• 門釦 / 门扣 (ménkòu)
• 門閂 / 门闩 (ménshuān)
• 關鍵 / 关键 (guānjiàn)