yuán​mén

shaft gate

  • created sense approved 辕门/轅門 · yuán​mén · shaft gate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    辕门 / 轅門

    yuán​mén

    shaft gate

    (historical) A temporary gate formed by the crossing of two carriage shafts, used at imperial rest stops during hunting or travel or at ancient military camps

    辕 (literal) → 辕/轅 · yuán · shafts 门 (literal) → 门/門 · mén · door

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 辕门/轅門 · yuán​mén · yamen gate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    辕门 / 轅門

    yuán​mén

    yamen gate

    (historical) The outer gate of a high official's office, provincial government headquarters (yamen), or military camp

    辕 (literal) → 辕/轅 · yuán · government office 门 (literal) → 门/門 · mén · door

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

    created sense