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油门
yóumén
Main
English Definitionaccelerator (pedal); gas pedal; throttle
Simplified Script油门
Traditional Script油門
Pinyinyóumén
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)jau4mun4
Word Decomposition
油yóuoil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning
门méngate; door; gateway; doorway; opening; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy); measure word for large guns; measure word for lessons, subjects, branches of technology; (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate); (Chinese surname)

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Words With Same Head Word    
油腻yóunìgrease; greasy food; oily; rich (of food); fatty; greasy and dirty; a slippery character
油田yóutiánoil field
油条yóutiáoyoutiao (deep-fried breadstick); slick and sly person
油菜yóucàioilseed rape (Brassica napus); flowering edible rape (Brassica chinensis var. oleifera)
油脂yóuzhīgrease; oil; fat
Words With Same Tail Word    
出门chūménto go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home; (of a woman) to get married
大门dàménentrance; door; gate; large and influential family; the Doors, US rock band
部门bùméndepartment; branch; section; division
专门zhuānménspecifically; specialist; specialized; customized
热门rèménpopular; hot; in vogue
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