jing3 mun4應門应门
Jyutpingjing3 mun4
Yaleying mùhn
Definition
To answer the door after hearing someone knock or ring the doorbell.
colloquialhomedaily actions
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the act of responding to someone knocking or ringing the doorbell, rather than the general act of opening a door. It is almost exclusively used in the context of someone waiting outside to be let in. If you are simply opening a door for another reason, such as leaving the house or letting in fresh air, use 開門 instead.
Examples
Can you answer the door for me? I'm in the shower.
I've been ringing the doorbell for a long time, why is no one answering?
Related words
Common phrases
no one answers the door
Common mistake
Do not use it to mean opening a door in general, as it implies a social interaction or a response to a specific request for entry.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
