玉ぎょく門もん

noun

beautifully decorated gate

Literary or poetic term for an ornate gate, often associated with palaces or noble residences.

• 宮きゅう殿でんの玉ぎょく門もんをくぐると、そこは別べっ世せ界かいだった。

  Passing through the palace's ornate gate, it was like entering another world.

noun

female genitalia

Euphemistic term; rarely used in everyday conversation.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、玉ぎょく門もんが婉えん曲きょく的てきに女じょ性せい器きを指さすことがある。

  In old texts, 玉門 can euphemistically refer to female genitalia.