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小口

小口

Chinese

 
small; tiny; few; young
mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad.
(小口)

Adjective

小口

  1. (Min Nan) eating little, eating like a bird
    小口 [Min Nan, trad.]
    小口 [Min Nan, simp.]
    I chin sió-kháu, chia̍h pòaⁿ óaⁿ pn̄g tō pá--ah. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    He eats very little; he was already full after eating half a bowl of rice.

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Noun

小口

  1. small mouth
    櫻桃小口 / 樱桃小口   yīngtáo xiǎokǒu   a small cherry-like mouth
  2. small opening, small entrance, aperture
  3. container with a small opening
  4. child, minor

References


Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
くち > ぐち
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Compound of (ko, small, little) + (kuchi, mouth).

Noun

小口 (hiragana こぐち, romaji koguchi)

  1. small lot, small sum, small amount
  2. end, edge, cut end, beginning
  3. clue
  4. section
Derived terms
  • 小口扱 (こぐちあつか) (koguchiatsukai): small lot consignment
  • 小口現金 (こぐちげんきん) (koguchi genkin): petty cash
Related terms
  • 小口径 (しょうこうけい) (shōkōkei): small caliber

Proper noun

小口 (hiragana こぐち, romaji Koguchi)

  1. A surname.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
くち > ぐち
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Compound of (o, small, little) + (kuchi, mouth).

Proper noun

小口 (hiragana おぐち, romaji Oguchi)

  1. A surname.