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杜口

杜口

Chinese

		fabricate; restrict; to prevent	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad. (杜口)		杜	口

Verb

杜口

(literary) to remain silent

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): dùkǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: dùkǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duhkoou
  - IPA ^(key): /tu⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    杜口
    渡口