guǐ​mén​guān

gates of hell

  • created sense approved 鬼门关/鬼門關 · guǐ​mén​guān · gates of hell — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    guǐ​mén​guān

    gates of hell

    In folklore, the gate between the world of the living and the world of the dead; the underworld; the threshold of death

    鬼 (literal) → 鬼 · guǐ · ghost 门 (literal) → 门/門 · mén · door 关 (literal) → 关/關 · guān · pass

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  • created sense approved 鬼门关/鬼門關 · guǐ​mén​guān · danger spot — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鬼门关 / 鬼門關

    guǐ​mén​guān

    danger spot

    A extremely dangerous place or a critical situation where one's life is at risk

    鬼 (literal) → 鬼 · guǐ · ghost 门 (literal) → 门/門 · mén · door 关 (literal) → 关/關 · guān · juncture

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

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