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拗口

拗口

Chinese

		stubborn; contrary; bend stubborn; contrary; bend; break in two	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad. (拗口)		拗	口

Adjective

拗口

hard to pronounce; awkward-sounding

Derived terms

拗口令 (àokǒulìng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): àokǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄠˋ ㄎㄡˇ
Min Nan (POJ): áu-kháu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: àokǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄠˋ ㄎㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: awkoou
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: áu-kháu
  - Tâi-lô: áu-kháu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: aw'qao
  - IPA (Xiamen): /aʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaʊ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /aʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰaʊ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /aʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaʊ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /aʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaʊ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /aʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰaʊ⁴¹/