yǐ​mén

to lean against a door

倚门 倚門 yǐ​mén
to lean against a door
To lean against a door or doorway.
parental longing
Literary expression for parents' deep longing for their children's return, based on the image of leaning against the door to watch for them.
prostitute
(bound form) A prostitute, referring to the historical image of a woman leaning against a doorway to attract customers.

Frequency

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0.101 per million

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Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)