上口

Chinese

		up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad. (上口)		上	口

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngkǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁵ hau²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siōng-kháu / siāng-kháu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngkǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngkǒu
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-kʻou³
    • Yale: shàng-kǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqkoou
    • Palladius: шанкоу (šankou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁵ hau²
    • Yale: séuhng háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁵ hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁵ heo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ¹³ hɐu̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-kháu
    • Tâi-lô: siōng-kháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioxngqao
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² kʰau⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰau⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siāng-kháu
    • Tâi-lô: siāng-kháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siaxngqao
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siaŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰau⁵³/

Adjective

上口

1. able to read aloud fluently
2. suitable for reading aloud; easy to read; euphonious

Derived terms

• 上口字 (shàngkǒuzì)
• 朗朗上口 (lǎnglǎngshàngkǒu)
• 琅琅上口