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滅口

滅口

See also: 灭口

Chinese

		extinguish	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (滅口)		滅	口
simp. (灭口)		灭	口

Verb

滅口

(of a criminal) to silence a witness/accomplice

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): mièkǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ
Min Nan (POJ): bia̍t-khió

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: mièkǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miehkoou
  - IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɛ⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bia̍t-khió
  - Tâi-lô: bia̍t-khió
  - Phofsit Daibuun: biadqioir
  - IPA (Xiamen): /biɛt̚⁴⁻²¹ kʰiɤ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /biɛt̚²⁴⁻²² kʰiɤ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰiɤ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /biɛt̚⁴⁻³² kʰio⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɛt̚⁴⁻³² kʰiɤ⁴¹/