"door god" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: door gods [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} door god (plural door gods)
  1. A divine guardian of doors and gates in Chinese folk religions. Translations (divine guardian): 門神 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 门神 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 門神 (Chinese Cantonese), 门神 (mun⁴ san⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 門神 (Chinese Mandarin), 门神 (ménshén) (Chinese Mandarin), 門神 (Hakka Chinese), 门神 (mùn-sṳ̀n) (Hakka Chinese), 門神 (monshin) (alt: もんしん) (Japanese), ᡩᡠᡴᠠᡳ ᡝᠨᡩᡠᡵᡳ (dukai enduri) (Manchu), Môn Thần (Vietnamese)

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