jiǎo
mén

common
noun

Meaning of 角门

角门 means small gate at the corner of a building; a side entrance. Pronounced jiǎo mén.

  • small gate at the corner of a building; a side entrance

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
zuò
yuàn
de
jiǎo
mén
tōng
wǎng
hòu
miàn
de
huā
yuán
 

The side gate of this courtyard leads to the back garden.

Fǎng访
rén
tōng
cháng
cóng
jiǎo
mén
jìn
chū
 

Visitors and servants usually enter and exit through the side gate.

dài
de
chéng
qiáng
yǒu
shí
huì
shè
zhì
jiǎo
mén
gōng
jǐn
chū
 

Ancient city walls sometimes had wicket gates for emergency access.

men
cóng
jiǎo
mén
tōu
tōu
liū
le
jìn
 
méi
bèi
rén
xiàn
 

We sneaked in through the side gate without being noticed.