門檻

See also: 门槛

Chinese

		opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division	door sill; threshold; bar door sill; threshold; bar; railing
trad. (門檻)		門	檻
simp. (门槛)		门	槛
alternative forms		門坎／门坎
anagram		檻門／槛门

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ménkǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄣˊ ㄎㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mun⁴ laam⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mùn-khiâm
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): mn̂g-khám / mûi-khám

  (Teochew, Peng'im): mung⁵ kam²

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶men-khe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ménkǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄣˊ ㄎㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ménkǎn
    • Wade–Giles: mên²-kʻan³
    • Yale: mén-kǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: menkaan
    • Palladius: мэнькань (mɛnʹkanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mən³⁵ kʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ménkǎnr
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄣˊ ㄎㄢˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ménkǎnr
    • Wade–Giles: mên²-kʻan³-ʼrh
    • Yale: mén-kǎnr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: menkaal
    • Palladius: мэньканьр (mɛnʹkanʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mən³⁵ kʰɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mun⁴ laam⁶
    • Yale: mùhn laahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mun⁴ laam⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: mun⁴ lam⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /muːn²¹ laːm²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mùn-khiâm
    • Hakka Romanization System: mun^ˇ kiam^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: mun² kiam¹
    • Sinological IPA: /mun¹¹ kʰi̯am²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mn̂g-khám
    • Tâi-lô: mn̂g-khám
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mngqarm
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² kʰam⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² kʰam⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mûi-khám
    • Tâi-lô: muî-khám
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mui'qarm
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /muĩ¹³⁻²² kʰam⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: mung⁵ kam²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mûng khám
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /muŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰam⁵²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶men-khe
    • MiniDict: men^去 khe
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³men-khe
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /mən²² kʰe⁴⁴/

Noun

門檻

1. (literal) doorstep; sill; threshold
2. (figurative) requirement; threshold; entry barrier

   准入門檻／准入门槛  ―  zhǔnrù ménkǎn  ―  barrier to entry; access threshold

Synonyms

• (doorstep):

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• 戶填／户填 (Hokkien)
• 戶限／户限 (hùxiàn) (literary)
• 戺 (shì) (Classical Chinese)
• 柣 (zhì) (Classical Chinese)
• 梱 (kǔn) (Classical Chinese)
• 榍 (xiè) (Classical Chinese)
• 檻／槛 (kǎn)
• 轔／辚 (lín) (Classical Chinese)
• 門地伏／门地伏 (mon³ i⁵ fuuk⁴) (Taishanese)
• 門墊／门垫 (muòng-dâing) (Eastern Min)
• 門岸／门岸 (mn̂g-hōaⁿ) (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 門限／门限 (ménxiàn)
• 門階／门阶 (ménjiē)
• 閫／阃 (kǔn) (literary)
• 閾／阈 (yù) (literary)
• 限 (xiàn) (literary, or in compounds)
• 面填 (bīn-tǔiⁿ) (Quanzhou Hokkien)

 

Derived terms

• 老門檻／老门槛
• 踢破門檻／踢破门槛
• 鐵門檻／铁门槛
• 門檻條款／门槛条款
• 隔門檻兒／隔门槛儿
• 高門檻／高门槛

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English monkey according to folk etymology.

Pronunciation

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶men-khe

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• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶men-khe
    • MiniDict: men^去 khe
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³men-khe
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /mən²² kʰe⁴⁴/

Noun

門檻 (Wu)

1. skill of considering how much one gains and loses

Derived terms

• 門檻精／门槛精
• 門檻精到九十六／门槛精到九十六