粵

前cin4門mun2

simp前门
cin4 mun2Qián ménqián mén

English

  1. Qianmen subway station on Beijing Subway Line 2
  2. front door
  3. front door; usually the main entrance of a building or a shop
  4. main entrance
  5. honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 正門;通常係建築物或者舖頭嘅主要入口(量詞:道)

Examples

  • 佢架車泊咗喺前門出面。

    His car was parked outside the front door.

  • 走前门。

    Use the front door.

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

  • 我們發現前門被鎖上了。

    We found the front door locked.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 我聽到前門的門鈴響了。

    I heard the front doorbell ring.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 前門有人,你去看看是誰。

    Someone is at the front door. Go and see who it is.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我們在前門上掛了一個聖誕花圈。

    We hung a Christmas wreath on the front door.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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