mun4 fung4門縫门缝
Jyutpingmun4 fung4
Yalemùhn fùhng
Definition
The crack or slit of a door.
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How it's used
Focus on the physical gap between a door and its frame rather than the door itself. It is frequently used in contexts involving spying, eavesdropping, or drafts of air entering a room. The term highlights the narrowness of the opening, making it a common choice for describing how someone might secretly observe a scene.
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tiu4條tìuhExamples
He is peeking through the door slit to see what is happening inside.
Related words
Common phrases
to peek through the door slit
draft coming through the door slit
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 門口, which refers to the doorway or entrance area as a whole. 門縫 specifically denotes the thin, linear gap.
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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.
