黃門

See also: 黄门 and 黄門

Chinese

		yellow	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. (黃門)		黃	門
simp. (黄门)		黄	门

Etymology

Established during the Qin and Han Dynasties, the name was changed to 門下省 after the Jin Dynasty. Responsible for proofreading imperial edicts which were drafted in the name of the emperor.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huángmén

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄇㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huángmén
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄇㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huángmén
    • Wade–Giles: huang²-mên²
    • Yale: hwáng-mén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwangmen
    • Palladius: хуанмэнь (xuanmɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ mən³⁵/

Noun

黃門

1. (archaic) Edict Examination Bureau (門下省)
2. (archaic) a eunuch

Usage notes

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, this position was filled exclusively by eunuchs. As a result, 黃門 eventually became another word for eunuch.

Derived terms

• 黃門侍郎 / 黄门侍郎 (huángmén shìláng)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
黃	門
こう Jinmeiyō	もん Grade: 2

Noun

黃(こう)門(もん) • (kōmon) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 黄門