Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- méi
English
- crossbeam above or under gate
- lintel
- crossbeam
Words containing 楣
- 門楣mun4 mei4
lintel (of a door)
- 倒楣dou2 mei4
variant of 倒霉[dao3 mei2]
- 橫楣waang4 mei4
lintel
- 剃刀門楣tai3 dou1 mun4 mei4
shaving more than one time, to refer too much levy
- 橫楣子waang4 mei4 zi2
lintel
- 觸楣頭zuk1 mei4 tau4
variant of 觸霉頭|触霉头[chu4 mei2 tou2]
- 光耀門楣gwong1 jiu6 mun4 mei4
splendor shines on the family's door (idiom)