kōngmén

空门

Word · NounTraditional空門

Buddhism; undefended goal

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

Buddhism; the Buddhist religion

literary

Literally means 'gate of emptiness'. Used to refer to Buddhism because of its core doctrine of śūnyatā (emptiness).

Tā他
kàn看
pò破
hóng红
chén尘
 ，
dùn遁
rù入
kōng空
mén门
 。

He saw through the vanity of the secular world and entered monastic life (Buddhism).

Zhè这
wèi位
gāo高
sēng僧
zài在
kōng空
mén门
zhōng中
xiū修
xíng行
le了
shù数
shí十
nián年
 。

This eminent monk has been practicing in the Buddhist order for decades.

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Kōng空
mén门
de的
jiào教
yì义
bó博
dà大
jīng精
shēn深
 。

The teachings of Buddhism are vast and profound.

2.

noun

undefended goal; open net

neutral

Used in sports like soccer (football) and hockey to describe a scoring opportunity where the goalkeeper is out of position.

Miàn面
duì对
kōng空
mén门
 ，
tā他
què却
bǎ把
qiú球
tī踢
fēi飞
le了
 。

Facing an open goal, he actually kicked the ball wide.

Duì队
yǒu友
chuán传
zhōng中
 ，
tā他
qīng轻
sōng松
jiāng将
qiú球
tuī推
rù入
kōng空
mén门
 。

His teammate crossed the ball, and he easily tapped it into the undefended net.

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Zhè这
qiú球
bù不
jìn进
 ，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
làng浪
fèi费
le了
yī一
gè个
kōng空
mén门
jī机
huì会
 。

Missing this shot is simply wasting a golden chance at an open goal.