Meaning of 穿堂门
穿堂门 means a gate-like structure built at the entrance of a small alley connecting two lanes; the front and back doors of a 'chuāntángr' (a passage room/hallway). Pronounced chuān táng mén.
- a gate-like structure built at the entrance of a small alley connecting two lanes
- the front and back doors of a 'chuāntángr' (a passage room/hallway)
Definitions & Examples
Cóng从
qián前
jiē街
zǒu走
dào到
hòu后
jiē街
，
yào要
jīng经
guò过
yī一
gè个
chuān穿
táng堂
mén门
。
To walk from the front street to the back street, you have to pass through a passageway gate.
Nà那
gè个
xiàng巷
kǒu口
de的
chuān穿
táng堂
mén门
hěn很
zhǎi窄
，
zhǐ只
néng能
yī一
gè个
rén人
tōng通
guò过
。
The alleyway gate at that lane entrance is very narrow, only one person can pass through at a time.