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家门 (家門)
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

家门 [jiāmén]
  1. 1. house gate; home
    好多天没出家门
    have not stepped out of the house for days; have been staying indoors for days
  2. 2. [Literary] family
    有辱家门
    bring disgrace to the family
  3. 3. [Dialect] member of the same clan
    他是我的家门堂兄弟。
    He is my cousin and we are of the same clan.
  4. 4. family background
    自报家门
    give one's family background; tell about one's family

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

家门 [jiāmén]
  1. 1. 自家住所的大门;借指自己的家
    三过家门而不入
    离开家门,外出求学。
  2. 2. 指自己的家族
    败坏家门
    家门不幸。
  3. 3. 指个人的家世、经历等
    自报家门

Examples

有辱家门
bring disgrace to the family
自报家门
give one's family background; tell about one's family
太巧了,我一出家门就来了一辆出租汽车。
It was most opportune that a taxi arrived just as I was leaving the house.
听说要出去玩,我的小侄子连蹦带跳地跑出了家门
Hearing we will go out to play, my little niece jumped and leapt out of the house.
跨出家门
被撵出家门
逐出家门
家门不幸,出了个败家子

Word Decomposition


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