side gate; wicket gate; small door at the corner
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
small gate at the corner of a building; a side entrance
Used to describe a secondary, often inconspicuous door, usually not the main gate. Common in traditional architecture like courtyards and temples.
Zhè这
zuò座
sì四
hé合
yuàn院
de的
jiǎo脚
mén门
tōng通
wǎng往
hòu后
miàn面
de的
huā花
yuán园
。
The side gate of this courtyard leads to the back garden.
Fǎng访
kè客
hé和
pú仆
rén人
tōng通
cháng常
cóng从
jiǎo脚
mén门
jìn进
chū出
。
Visitors and servants usually enter and exit through the side gate.
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Gǔ古
dài代
de的
chéng城
qiáng墙
yǒu有
shí时
huì会
shè设
zhì置
jiǎo脚
mén门
yǐ以
gōng供
jǐn紧
jí急
chū出
rù入
。
Ancient city walls sometimes had wicket gates for emergency access.
Wǒ我
men们
cóng从
jiǎo脚
mén门
tōu偷
tōu偷
liū溜
le了
jìn进
qù去
，
méi没
bèi被
rén人
fā发
xiàn现
。
We sneaked in through the side gate without being noticed.