zak1 mun4側門侧门
Jyutpingzak1 mun4
Yalejāk mùhn
Definition
Side door or side entrance.
colloquialplaceshome
How it's used
This term often implies a less formal or less conspicuous way to access a building, sometimes suggesting a shortcut or a staff entrance. It is frequently used in contrast to the main entrance, known as 正門. While it can refer to a literal door, it is also occasionally used metaphorically to describe an unofficial way of achieving something, similar to the concept of a back door or loophole.
Measure word
dou6道douhExamples
You will get there faster if you go through the side door.
Is there a side door here that leads out to the street?
Related words
Common phrases
enter through the side door
enter and exit via the side door
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Grammar guides
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