# 龍門
## Chinese

* 龍門 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 龍門 (Cantonese)
* Liông-mn̂g-koān (Southern Min)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): lóngmén
       (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): nong$^2$ men$^2$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): lung$^4$ mun$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): liùng-mùn
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lêng-mn̂g / liông-mn̂g / liông-bûn
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^6$lon-men / $^2$lon-men$_2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lóngmén
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lóngmén
*** Wade–Giles: lung$^2$-mên$^2$
*** Yale: lúng-mén
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: longmen
*** Palladius: лунмэнь (lunmɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /lʊŋ³⁵ mən³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: nong$^2$ men$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: lungmen
*** Sinological IPA : /noŋ²¹ mən²¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lung$^4$ mun$^4$
*** Yale: lùhng mùhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lung$^4$ mun$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lung$^4$ mun$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /lʊŋ²¹ muːn²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: liùng-mùn
*** Hakka Romanization System: liung$^ˇ$ mun$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: liung$^2$ mun$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /li̯uŋ¹¹ mun¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lêng-mn̂g
*** Tâi-lô: lîng-mn̂g
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lengmngg
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪŋ²³⁻³³ mŋ̍²³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ mŋ̍²⁴/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liông-mn̂g
*** Tâi-lô: liông-mn̂g
*** Phofsit Daibuun: liongmngg
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɔŋ²³⁻³³ mŋ̍²³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /liɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ mŋ̍²⁴/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liông-bûn
*** Tâi-lô: liông-bûn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: liongbuun
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɔŋ²³⁻³³ bun²³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /liɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ bun²⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$lon-men
*** MiniDict: lon$^去$ men
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$lon-men
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /loŋ²² mən⁴⁴/
** (Northern: Hangzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^2$lon-men$_2$
*** MiniDict: lon$^平$ men$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /loŋ²² men³⁴/

### Noun

龍門
* gateway to success
* fame; glory
* influential person; powerful person
* (historical) entrance to the imperial examinations hall
* (Cantonese, soccer and other sports) goal
    守龍門／守龙门 [Cantonese] ― sau$^2$ lung$^4$ mun$^4$ [Jyutping] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* (Cantonese, sports) goalkeeper

#### Synonyms

* (goal):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 球門 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 球門 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 龍門, 大門 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 龍門, 龍 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 球門 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 波門 |
* (goalkeeper):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 守門員, 門將, 門衛 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 守門員, 門將 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 龍門, 大門 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 龍門, 龍, 門將 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 波門 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 搞爾 |

#### Derived terms

* 一登龍門／一登龙门
* 合龍門／合龙门
* 搬龍門／搬龙门
* 暴腮龍門／暴腮龙门
* 曝腮龍門／曝腮龙门
* 曝鰓龍門／曝鳃龙门
* 登龍門／登龙门 (dēng lóngmén)
* 跳龍門／跳龙门
* 銅龍門／铜龙门
* 魚躍龍門／鱼跃龙门
* 鯉躍龍門／鲤跃龙门
* 鯉魚跳龍門／鲤鱼跳龙门
* 龍門二十品／龙门二十品
* 龍門刨／龙门刨
* 龍門刨床／龙门刨床
* 龍門吊／龙门吊 (lóngméndiào)
* 龍門山／龙门山
* 龍門扶風／龙门扶风
* 龍門石窟／龙门石窟
* 龍門造像／龙门造像
* 龍門陣／龙门阵 (lóngménzhèn)
* 龍門點額／龙门点额

### Proper noun

龍門
* (～縣) Longmen (a county of Huizhou, Guangdong, China)
* (～街道) Longmen (a subdistrict of Wushan, Chongqing, China)
* (archaic, literary) "Longmen", a nickname for Sima Qian on account of his birthplace having been Longmen County