決口

See also: 决口

Chinese

		breach (a dyke); to decide; to determine	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (決口)		決	口
simp. (决口)		决	口

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): juékǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄎㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kyut³ hau²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): koat-kháu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: juékǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyuékǒu
    • Wade–Giles: chüeh²-kʻou³
    • Yale: jywé-kǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyuekoou
    • Palladius: цзюэкоу (czjuekou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: kyut³ hau²
    • Yale: kyut háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kyt⁸ hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: küd³ heo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰyːt̚³ hɐu̯³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 決口 / 决口 缺口

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koat-kháu
    • Tâi-lô: kuat-kháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koatqao
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kuat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰau⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kuat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰau⁵³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuat̚³²⁻⁵ kʰau⁵³/

Verb

決口

1. to burst; to be breached

Noun

決口

1. breach (in the riverbank)

Related terms

• 缺口 (quēkǒu)