doorstep; sill; threshold; fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper)
trad. 門檻
Also written 門檻【mén kǎn】
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槛jiàn
banister; balustrade; cage for animal or prisoner; to transport caged prisoner on a cart
槛kǎn
door sill; threshold
下槛xià kǎn
(architecture) doorsill
槛车jiàn chē
cart with cage, used to escort prisoner
笼槛lóng jiàn
cage (for animals)
轩槛xuān jiàn
railings of a balcony
阑槛lán jiàn
railing; fence; banisters
阑槛lán kǎn
see 闌檻|阑槛[lan2 jian4]
核门槛hé mén jiàn
nuclear threshold
朱云折槛zhū yún zhé jiàn
(idiom) Zhu Yun breaks the railing (Zhu Yun was a Han Dynasty official who accused the emperor's tutor of corruption, and when sentenced to death, clung to the palace hall railing so fiercely while demanding justice that he broke it); (fig.) to speak the truth with unwavering courage; to admonish fearlessly; also pr. [zhu1yun2-she2jian4]
云窗雾槛yún chuāng wù kǎn
cloud around the window, mist on the threshold (idiom); tall building with the windows in the clouds
槛花笼鹤jiàn huā lóng hè
a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom); prisoner
笼鸟槛猿lóng niǎo jiàn yuán
bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner
踏破门槛tā pò mén kǎn
to wear out the doorstep (idiom); to crowd at sb's door
雕楹碧槛diāo yíng bì kǎn
carved pillar, jade doorsill (idiom); heavily decorated environment