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海口

海口

Chinese

		ocean; sea	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad. (海口)		海	口

Noun

海口

Derived terms

海口腔

Proper noun

海口

Haikou

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海	口
かい Grade: 2	こう Grade: 1
on'yomi

Proper noun

海口 ‎(hiragana かいこう, romaji Kaikō)

Haikou

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): hǎikǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˇ ㄎㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi² hau²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hói-khiéu
Min Nan (POJ): hái-kháu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: hǎikǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄎㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haekoou
  - IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi² hau²
  - Yale: hói háu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi² hau²
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hói-khiéu
  - Hakka Romanization System: hoi` kieu`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hoi³ kieu³
  - IPA: /ho̯i³¹ kʰi̯eu̯³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hái-kháu
  - Tâi-lô: hái-kháu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hay'qao
  - IPA (Xiamen): /haɪ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaʊ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /haɪ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰaʊ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /haɪ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaʊ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /haɪ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaʊ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /haɪ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰaʊ⁴¹/