created sense approved 倚门/倚門 · yǐmén · to lean against a door — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
倚门 / 倚門
yǐmén
to lean against a door
To lean against a door or doorway.
倚 (literal) → 倚 · yǐ · to lean 门 (literal) → 门/門 · mén · door
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created sense approved 倚门/倚門 · yǐmén · parental longing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
倚门 / 倚門
yǐmén
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.
倚 (literal) → 倚 · yǐ · to lean 门 (literal) → 门/門 · mén · door
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 倚门/倚門 · yǐmén · prostitute — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
倚门 / 倚門
yǐmén
prostitute
(bound form) A prostitute, referring to the historical image of a woman leaning against a doorway to attract customers.
倚 (literal) → 倚 · yǐ · to lean 门 (literal) → 门/門 · mén · door
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition