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絕口

絕口

See also: 绝口

Chinese

		cut short; extinct; to disappear cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (絕口)		絕	口
simp. (绝口)		绝	口

Verb

絕口

(literary) to stop talking

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): juékǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄎㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zyut⁶ hau²
Min Nan (POJ): choa̍t-kháu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: juékǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄎㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyuekoou
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕɥ̯œ³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    決口／决口
    絕口／绝口
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyut⁶ hau²
  - Yale: jyuht háu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzyt⁹ hau²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕyːt̚² hɐu̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choa̍t-kháu
  - Tâi-lô: tsua̍t-kháu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoadqao
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡suat̚⁴⁻²¹ kʰaʊ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡suat̚²⁴⁻²² kʰaʊ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡suat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰaʊ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡suat̚⁴⁻³² kʰaʊ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡suat̚⁴⁻³² kʰaʊ⁴¹/