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上口

上口

Chinese

		up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad. (上口)		上	口

Verb

上口

to be able to read aloud fluently
to be suitable for reading aloud; to make smooth reading

Adjective

上口

easy to speak or read
euphonious

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shàngkǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁵ hau²
Min Nan (POJ): siōng-kháu / siāng-kháu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shàngkǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqkoou
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng⁵ hau²
  - Yale: séuhng háu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁵ hau²
  - IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ¹³ hɐu̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-kháu
  - Tâi-lô: siōng-kháu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioxngqao
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² kʰaʊ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɔŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰaʊ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siāng-kháu
  - Tâi-lô: siāng-kháu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siaxngqao
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰaʊ⁵³/