to get sth open by tapping or striking it / (figuratively, when followed by sth like ∼的大門|∼的大门[xx5 de5 da4 men2]) to open the door to ~ / to gain access to ~
lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom) / fig. to act belatedly / better late than never / to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节[Yuan2 xiao1 jie2] / (fig.) revolving door / musical chairs (metaphor for people being shuffled around into different jobs)
to unscrew / to twist off (a lid) / to turn on (a faucet) / to switch on (by turning a knob) / to turn (a door handle) / to wrench apart
走后门
zǒu hòu mén
(lit.) to enter through the back door / (fig.) to pull strings / to use connections / (fig.) (slang) to have anal sex
卷门
juǎn mén
rolling door / roll-up shutter (of a shopfront, garage, warehouse etc)
绝处逢生
jué chǔ féng shēng
to come back from death's door (idiom) / unexpected rescue from danger / fig. to recover from a seemingly impossible situation / to find a way out of a predicament
叩门
kòu mén
to knock on a door
加封
jiā fēng
to seal up (a door with a paper seal, or a document) / to confer an additional title on a nobleman
to cover up / to conceal / to close (a door, book etc) / (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid / (literary) to launch a surprise attack
material (such as rocks, earth, bamboo etc) used to hastily repair a dike / (literary) door bar (vertical bar used to prevent the horizontal movement of a door bolt)
破门而入
pò mén ér rù
to break the door down and enter (idiom)
拒之门外
jù zhī mén wài
to lock one's door and refuse to see sb
敲门砖
qiāo mén zhuān
lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom) / fig. a temporary expedient / to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune
天涯若比邻
tiān yá ruò bǐ lín
far-flung realms as next door (idiom) / close in spirit although far away
夺门而出
duó mén ér chū
to rush out through a door (idiom)
户枢不蠹
hù shū bù dù
lit. a door hinge never becomes worm-eaten / constant activity prevents decay (idiom)
杜门不出
dù mén bù chū
to shut the door and remain inside / fig. to cut off contact
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