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家門

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: gê1 mung5
POJ: ke-mûng
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

noun: family, clan, household, family background
家門

The page gives a literal sense ('gate of one's house', a built-environment noun) alongside figurative kinship senses ('family/clan/household' and 'family background'); the figurative kinship sense was chosen as primary.

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