龙门 (龍門) lóngmén

  1. lóngmén proper noun Longmen
    Domain: Places 地方 , Subdomain: China , Concept: County 县
    Notes: A county in Huizhou 惠州, Guangdong (CC-CEDICT '龍門')
  2. lóngmén proper noun Dragon Gate
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: A mythical Dragon gate where a carp can transform into a dragon, perhaps referring to imperial exams (CC-CEDICT '龍門'; Guoyu '龍門' 2; Heine 2016, p. 13)
  3. lóngmén noun a sagely person
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '龍門' 1)

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龙门县龙门山

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