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口涎

口涎

Chinese

		mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	saliva; shamelessly
simp. and trad. (口涎)		口	涎

Noun

口涎

saliva

Synonyms

口水 (kǒushuǐ)
唾沫 (tuòmo)
唾液 (tuòyè)
涎水 (xiánshuǐ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kǒuxián

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² jin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: kǒuxián
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kooushyan
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    口弦
    口涎
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hau² jin⁴
  - Yale: háu yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hau² jin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ jiːn²¹/