生意口

Chinese

		business; trade; vitality	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad. (生意口)		生意	口

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shēngyikǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥ ˙ㄧ ㄎㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saang¹ ji³ hau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēngyikǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ˙ㄧ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shengyi̊kǒu
    • Wade–Giles: shêng¹-i⁵-kʻou³
    • Yale: shēng-yi-kǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheng.ikoou
    • Palladius: шэнъикоу (šɛnʺikou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i² kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saang¹ ji³ hau²
    • Yale: sāang yi háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saang¹ ji³ hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sang¹ yi³ heo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːŋ⁵⁵ jiː³³ hɐu̯³⁵/

Noun

生意口

1. (figuratively) smooth talk; glib flattery

   • 算了吧，我送給你一碗茶喝，你就甭賣那套生意口啦！ [Beijing Mandarin, trad.]
     算了吧，我送给你一碗茶喝，你就甭卖那套生意口啦！ [Beijing Mandarin, simp.]

     From: 1957, Lao She, Teahouse

     Suànle ba, wǒ sòng gěi nǐ yī wǎn chá hē, nǐ jiù béng mài nà tào shēngyikǒu la! [Pinyin]

     Save your words. I'll give you a cup of tea for free. You needn't smooth talk me!