lán​mén

to deny admittance

  • created sense approved 拦门/攔門 · lán​mén · to deny admittance — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拦门 / 攔門

    lán​mén

    to deny admittance

    to block the door; to deny someone entry

    拦, 门

    拦 (literal) → 拦/攔 · lán · to block 门 (literal) → 门/門 · mén · door

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  • created sense approved 拦门/攔門 · lán​mén · blocking the door — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拦门 / 攔門

    lán​mén

    blocking the door

    a traditional wedding custom dating back to the Song Dynasty where guests or family members block the bride from entering the groom's home until they are given gifts or money

    拦, 门

    拦 (literal) → 拦/攔 · lán · to block 门 (literal) → 门/門 · mén · door

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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