Meaning of 门客
门客 means retainer; client; hanger-on (in feudal aristocratic or bureaucratic households). Pronounced mén kè.
- retainer; client; hanger-on (in feudal aristocratic or bureaucratic households)
Definitions & Examples
Mèng孟
cháng尝
jūn君
yǒu有
mén门
kè客
shù数
qiān千
rén人
。
Lord Mengchang had several thousand retainers.
Zhè这
wèi位
mén门
kè客
wèi为
zhǔ主
rén人
chū出
móu谋
huà划
cè策
，
lì立
xià下
dà大
gōng功
。
This retainer devised strategies for his master and rendered great service.
Zhàn战
guó国
shí时
qī期
，
xǔ许
duō多
yǒu有
cái才
huá华
de的
rén人
dōu都
qù去
tóu投
kào靠
guì贵
zú族
dāng当
mén门
kè客
。
During the Warring States period, many talented people sought patronage from aristocrats to become retainers.
Tā他
jiā家
lǐ里
yǎng养
le了
yī一
pī批
mén门
kè客
，
zhěng整
rì日
qīng清
tán谈
。
He kept a group of hangers-on at home who spent all day in idle philosophical talk.