看門 [－门]

Jyutping hon1 mun4
Pinyin kān mén

Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）

看門 [－门]

Jyutping hon3 mun4
Pinyin kān mén

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to guard the entrance
  2. verb
    to look after the house
    (syn.) 顾厝, 顧厝, 顧家, 顾家, 看家
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我俾咗张飞个看门员睇，跟住就走咗入间戏院度。
    我俾咗張飛個看門員睇，跟住就走咗入間戲院度。
    ngo5 bei2 zo2 zoeng1 fei1 go3 hon3 mun4 jyun4 tai2 ， gan1 zyu6 zau6 zau2 zo2 jap6 gaan1 hei3 jyun2 dou6 。
    • I showed my ticket to the doorman and went into the theatre.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    汤姆最初是看门人，但现在他是公司的总裁了。
    湯姆最初是看門人，但現在他是公司的總裁了。
    tāng mǔ zuì chū shì kān mén rén ， dàn xiàn zài tā shì gōng sī de zǒng cái le 。
    • Tom started as a janitor, but he's now the president of the company.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    地盘通常有养狗看门口。
    地盤通常有養狗看門口。
    dei6 pun4 tung1 soeng4 jau5 joeng5 gau2 hon1 mun4 hau2.
    • Construction sites are usually guarded by dogs.
  2. Cantonese
    看门口
    看門口
    hon1 mun4 hau2
    • to keep watch
  3. Cantonese
    只老虎突然间发嬲，咬死咗看门𠮶个人。
    隻老虎突然間發嬲，咬死咗看門嗰個人。
    zek3 lou5 fu2 dat6 jin4 gaan1 faat3 nau1, ngaau5 sei2 zo2 hon1 mun4 go2 go3 jan2.
    • 老虎突然發怒，咬死了守門員。
    • The tiger suddenly gone mad and killed the gatekeeper.
  4. Cantonese
    阿仔，阿妈出门口啦！帮我看门口！
    阿仔，阿媽出門口啦！幫我看門口！
    aa3 zai2, aa3 maa1 ceot1 mun4 hau2 laa1! bong1 ngo5 hon1 mun4 hau2!
    • Son, mum is going out! Watch the house for me!
  5. Cantonese
    你出开街就顺便买定枝豉油看门口吖。
    你出開街就順便買定枝豉油看門口吖。
    nei5 ceot1 hoi1 gaai1 zau6 seon6 bin2 maai5 ding6 zi1 si6 jau4 hon1 mun4 hau2 aa1.
    • When you go out, buy a bottle of soy sauce in advance on the way to get prepared for any need at home, can you?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    在你的院宇住一日，胜似在别处住千日；宁可在我神殿中看门，不愿住在恶人的帐棚里。
    在你的院宇住一日，勝似在別處住千日；寧可在我神殿中看門，不願住在惡人的帳棚裏。
    zài nǐ de yuàn yǔ zhù yī rì ， shèng sì zài bié chù zhù qiān rì ； nìng kě zài wǒ shén diàn zhōng kān mén ， bù yuàn zhù zài è rén de zhàng péng lǐ ．
    • For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of the wicked.