命門

命门
mìngmén
  1. (TCM) the right kidney
  2. (TCM) acupuncture point GV-4, midway between the kidneys
  3. the region between the kidneys
  4. the eyes
  5. (fortune-telling) the temples
  6. (fig.) most critical or vulnerable point

CEDICT

tcm

Entry Composition

1 命 mìng
  1. life
  2. fate
  3. order or command
  4. to assign a name, title etc
2 門 mén
  1. gate
  2. door
  3. gateway
  4. doorway
  5. opening
  6. valve
  7. switch
  8. way to do something
  9. knack
  10. family
  11. house
  12. (religious) sect
  13. school (of thought)
  14. class
  15. category
  16. phylum or division (taxonomy)
  17. classifier for large guns
  18. classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology
  19. (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)

classifiers: 扇, 個