五花八门 五花八門 wǔ huā bā mén HSK 7–9 1. myriad2. all kinds of3. all sorts of
1. gate to enlightment (Buddhism)2. Buddhism3. way4. method+1 条 +2 条 1. lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient2. to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune
(fig.) denial of entry; flat refusal; cold rebuff
1. official gatekeeper2. goalkeeper (soccer, hockey etc)
door knocker (in the shape of a ring)
1. door2. doorman (old)3. hanger-on of an aristocrat4. social influence+2 条 +3 条 Tutankhamen, king of ancient Egypt 1333-1323 BC
1. (archaic) capital's gate2. country's border
(idiom) to organize by categories; to classify
1. valve (esp. tire valve)2. accelerator (obsolete term for 油门)3. stigma (zool.)4. spiracle+1 条 1. disciple2. student (of a famous master)
门当户对 門當戶對 mén dāng hù duì HSK 7–9 1. the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom)2. (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match
1. lintel (of a door)2. fig. family's social status
1. to arrive home2. facing one's home3. home-coming4. (soccer) facing the goalmouth+1 条 the building or room opposite
(wuxia) sect leader; (fig.) person in charge; head; leader; proprietor
to display one's slight skill before an expert (idiom)
Tiananmen Gate, entrance of the Imperial City in Beijing
1. to keep up appearances2. to put up a front
two simultaneous happy events in the family
1. (lit.) you can net sparrows at the door (idiom)2. (fig.) completely deserted
couplet (hung on each side of the door frame)
1. Hongmen feast2. (fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest3. refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 刘邦[liú bāng] escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 项羽[xiàng yǔ]
1. see 龙门县[lóng mén xiàn]2. see 龙门石窟[lóng mén shí kū]3. see 龙门山[lóng mén shān]4. Dragon Gate, mythical gate at the crest of a waterfall over which a carp may leap to become a dragon; (fig.) gateway to success or greatness+1 条 1. dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion2. dissident group
Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (1834-1907), Russian chemist who introduced the periodic table
to be refused entrance; to find the door closed
1. retail department2. section of a retail store