津门 (jīn mén) — (noun) checkpoint at a ferry, an inspection station on an ancient water transport route; (noun) another name for Tianjin, with literary and historical connotations
Definition
Literary, historical name for Tianjin (天津). The same characters also refer to an ancient ferry checkpoint on water routes to the capital — used in classical and literary writing, not everyday speech.
noun
checkpoint at a ferryan inspection station on an ancient water transport routeanother name for Tianjinwith literary and historical connotations
Examples
- 津门，。Tā chéng chuán zhì jīn mén, zhǔn bèi zhuǎn lù lù jìn jīng gǎn kǎo.He took a boat to the Jinmen ferry checkpoint, ready to switch to land travel and go to the capital for the civil exam.
- 津门，。jīn mén Shì tiān jīn de yǎ chēng, zhì jīn zài wén shǐ zuò pǐn zhōng cháng jiàn.Jinmen is an elegant name for Tianjin, still commonly seen in literary and historical works.
- 津门，。Gǔ shí jīn mén yí dài shāng gǔ yún jí, shí fēn fán huá.In ancient times, the Jinmen area was crowded with merchants and very prosperous.
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