Chinese word dictionary

光耀门楣

guāng yào mén méi · splendor shines on the family's door (idiom); fig. to bring honor to one's family

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Word information

Simplified光耀门楣

Traditional光耀門楣

Pinyinguāng yào mén méi

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

光guāng

light; bright, brilliant; only, merely

耀yào

to sparkle, to shine, to dazzle; glory

门mén

gate, door, entrance, opening

楣méi

crossbar; lintel

How to learn 光耀门楣

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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出门chūmén

to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home; (of a woman) to get married

门mén

gate; door; CL:扇[shan4]; gateway; doorway; CL:個|个[ge4]; opening; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy); classifier for large guns; classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology; (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate); surname Men

门口ménkǒu

doorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4]

门票ménpiào

ticket (for theater, cinema etc)

不光bùguāng

not the only one; not only

部门bùmén

department; branch; section; division; CL:個|个[ge4]