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前門打虎，後門打狼
qián mén dǎ hǔ ， hòu mén dǎ láng
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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
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前門拒虎，後門進狼
qián mén jù hǔ ， hòu mén jìn láng
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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
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加大油門
jiā dà yóu mén
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to accelerate;
to step on the gas
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北門
běi mén
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Peimen township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
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北門鄉
běi mén xiāng
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Peimen township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
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十字轉門
shí zì zhuàn mén
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turnstile
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半開門
bàn kāi mén
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half-open door;
fig. prostitute
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半開門兒
bàn kāi mén r
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erhua variant of 半開門|半开门[ban4 kai1 men2]
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南天門
nán tiān mén
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The Southern Heavenly Gates;
a name for a mountain pass gate in several places
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南門二
nán mén èr
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Alpha Centauri or Rigel Kentaurus
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卡門
kǎ mén
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Carmen (name);
Carmen, 1875 opera by Georges Bizet 比才 based on novel by Prosper Mérimée 梅里美[Mei2 li3 mei3]
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卡門柏乳酪
kǎ mén bó rǔ lào
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Camembert (soft, creamy French cheese)
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卡門貝
kǎ mén bèi
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camembert cheese
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卷簾門
juǎn lián mén
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roll-up door
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叩門
kòu mén
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to knock on a door
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吃閉門羹
chī bì mén gēng
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to be refused entrance (idiom);
to find the door closed
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各人自掃門前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě ， mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
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sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
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吊門
diào mén
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an overhung door;
a door that hinges upwards
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名門
míng mén
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famous family;
prestigious house
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名門望族
míng mén wàng zú
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offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding;
blue blood
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吸門
xī mén
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epiglottis
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哪門子
nǎ mén zi
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(coll.) (emphasizing a rhetorical question) what;
what kind;
why on earth
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喪門星
sāng mén xīng
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messenger of death (cf Irish banshee);
person bringing bad luck
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喪門神
sāng mén shén
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messenger of death (cf Irish banshee);
person bringing bad luck
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嗓門
sǎng mén
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voice;
windpipe
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