"Tianmen" meaning in English

See Tianmen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

enPR: tyěnʹmǔnʹ Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 天門/天门 (Tiānmén). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|^天門}} Mandarin 天門/天门 (Tiānmén) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tianmen
  1. A sub-prefectural city in Hubei, China. Wikipedia link: Tianmen Categories (place): Cities in Hubei, Places in China, Places in Hubei Synonyms: Tienmen (english: Postal Romanization), T'ien-men, T'ien-mên (alt: Wade–Giles) Translations (sub-prefecture-level city in central China): 天門 (Chinese Cantonese), 天门 (tin¹ mun⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 天門 (Chinese Mandarin), 天门 (Tiānmén) (Chinese Mandarin)

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