bǎi lóng mén zhèndictionary entry
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(dialect) to chat / to gossip / to spin a yarn
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Original source entry:

擺龍門陣 摆龙门阵 [bai3 long2 men2 zhen4] /(dialect) to chat; to gossip; to spin a yarn/

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Other forms in these source records: 擺龍門陣

  • 摆
    bǎi

    to arrange / to exhibit / to move to and fro / a pendulum / hem (at the bottom of a garment)

  • 龙
    lóng

    Chinese dragon / loong / (fig.) emperor / dragon / (bound form) dinosaur

    Lóng

    surname Long

  • 门
    mén

    gate / door / doorway / gateway / opening (CL:扇[shàn]) / valve / switch / other door-like or gate-like structure / way to do sth / knack / method / approach / family / household / lineage / (bound form) sect / school / faction (religious or academic) / (bound form) class / category / division / phylum / classifier for courses, fields of study, branches of technology, relatives by marriage, guns etc / (suffix) -gate (scandal)

    Mén

    surname Men

  • 阵
    zhèn

    disposition of troops / wave / spate / burst / spell / short period of time / classifier for events or states of short duration

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