走 后 门

zǒu hòu méndictionary entry

(lit.) to enter through the back door / (fig.) to pull strings / to use connections / (fig.) (slang) to have anal sex

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Original source entry:

走後門 走后门 [zou3 hou4 men2] /(lit.) to enter through the back door/(fig.) to pull strings; to use connections/(fig.) (slang) to have anal sex/

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走
zǒu
to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / from / through / away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[chè zǒu]) / to change (shape, form, meaning)
后
hòu
empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler / back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-
Hòu
surname Hou
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

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