sai1 mun4 hau2西門口西门口
Jyutpingsai1 mun4 hau2
Yalesāi mùhn háu
Definition
A west entrance or gate; also a place name in Guangzhou, China.
- west entrance or gate
- Ximenkou, a place name in Guangzhou
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How it's used
This term is primarily used as a specific geographical location name in Guangzhou, referring to a well-known area near the metro station. When used as a common noun for a generic west entrance, it is often interchangeable with 西門, though 西門口 specifically emphasizes the gateway or the immediate vicinity of the entrance.
Examples
Let's wait at the west entrance.
Related words
Common phrases
Ximenkou Station
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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.
