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口水

口水

Chinese

		mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	water; river
simp. and trad. (口水)		口	水

Noun

口水

saliva; slobber; drool
(figuratively) argument; verbal battle

Synonyms

口涎 (kǒuxián)
唾沫 (tuòmo)
唾液 (tuòyè)
涎水 (xiánshuǐ)

Derived terms

口水戰／口水战

流口水 (liú kǒushuǐ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kǒushuǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² seoi²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): héu-súi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kǒushuǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kooushoei
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hau² seoi²
  - Yale: háu séui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hau² soey²
  - IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: héu-súi
  - Hakka Romanization System: heu` sui`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: heu³ sui³
  - IPA: /he̯u³¹ su̯i³¹/