the five schools of Chan Buddhism
Epistle of St Paul to Philemon
1. wicker door, hole window (idiom); fig. wretched hovel2. living in poverty
guests filled the hall (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors
1. to wear out the doorstep (idiom)2. to crowd at sb's door
near and distant relatives
1. to open the throttle2. to accelerate3. to let her rip
last disciple of a master
to excommunicate (from a Buddhist monastery)
to excommunicate (from a church)
Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin
上颚正门齿 上顎正門齒 shàng è zhèng mén chǐ maxillary central incisor
多孔动物门 多孔動物門 duō kǒng dòng wù mén (zoology) phylum Porifera (sponges)
1. pants fly is down2. the barn door is open
幽门螺旋菌 幽門螺旋菌 yōu mén luó xuán jūn Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)
幽门螺杆菌 幽門螺桿菌 yōu mén luó gǎn jūn Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)
Legislative Council of Macao
玄武门之变 玄武門之變 xuán wǔ mén zhī biàn Xuanwu gate coup of June 626 in early Tang, in which Li Shimin 李世民 killed his brothers, seized the throne from his father as Emperor Taizong 唐太宗
环节动物门 環節動物門 huán jié dòng wù mén Annelidan, the phylum of annelid worms
脊椎动物门 脊椎動物門 jǐ zhuī dòng wù mén Vertebrata, the phylum of vertebrates
Chordata, phylum containing vertebrates
angiospermae (phylum of flowering plants with seed contained in a fruit)
gymnosperm (plants with seed contained in a cone)
Timon of Athens, 1607 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亚[shā shì bǐ yà]
鲤鱼跳龙门 鯉魚跳龍門 lǐ yú tiào lóng mén 1. to make a significant advance in one's career (idiom)2. to get one's big break
龙门山断层 龍門山斷層 lóng mén shān duàn céng Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin
不得其门而入 不得其門而入 bù dé qí mén ér rù to be unable to get into (a house, an organization, a field of study, a particular type of career etc)
Eva Mendes, American actress
伤寒沙门氏菌 傷寒沙門氏菌 shāng hán shā mén shì jūn salmonella typhimurium
幽门螺旋杆菌 幽門螺旋桿菌 yōu mén luó xuán gǎn jūn Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)
船到桥门自会直 船到橋門自會直 chuán dào qiáo mén zì huì zhí 1. lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem2. no point in worrying about sth until it actually happens (idiom)
门兴格拉德巴赫 門興格拉德巴赫 mén xīng gé lā dé bā hè Mönchengladbach (city in Germany)
上天无路，入地无门 上天無路，入地無門 shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén 1. lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)2. fig. to be at the end of one's rope3. to be trapped in a hopeless situation
前门打虎，后门打狼 前門打虎，後門打狼 qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
前门拒虎，后门进狼 前門拒虎，後門進狼 qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
城门失火，殃及池鱼 城門失火，殃及池魚 chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú 1. a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer2. fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions3. ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
不是一家人不进一家门 不是一家人不進一家門 bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén 1. people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)2. marriages are predestined3. people marry because they share common traits
打掉门牙，往肚子里咽 打掉門牙，往肚子裡嚥 dǎ diào mén yá , wǎng dù zi lǐ yàn 1. lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom)2. fig. to endure bullying or insults stoically
铁打的衙门，流水的官 鐵打的衙門，流水的官 tiě dǎ de yá men , liú shuǐ de guān 1. lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom)2. fig. government officials come and go
不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门 不做虧心事，不怕鬼敲門 bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bù pà guǐ qiāo mén he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night; you can rest with a clear conscience
内行看门道，外行看热闹 內行看門道，外行看熱鬧 nèi háng kàn mén dao , wài háng kàn rè nao while the connoisseur recognizes the artistry, the layman simply enjoys the show
在家千日好，出门一时难 在家千日好，出門一時難 zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán 1. lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)2. fig. there's no place like home
在家靠父母，出门靠朋友 在家靠父母，出門靠朋友 zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
好事不出门，恶事传千里 好事不出門，惡事傳千里 hǎo shì bù chū mén , è shì chuán qiān lǐ 1. lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles2. a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)
师父领进门，修行在个人 師父領進門，修行在個人 shī fu lǐng jìn mén , xiū xíng zài gè rén 1. the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you2. you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
秀才不出门，全知天下事 秀才不出門，全知天下事 xiù cai bù chū mén , quán zhī tiān xià shì a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)