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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): juékǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄎㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyut⁶ hau²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): choa̍t-khió / choa̍t-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: zyut⁶ hau²
    • Yale: jyuht háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzyt⁹ hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: jud⁶ heo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syːt̚² hɐu̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choa̍t-khió
    • Tâi-lô: tsua̍t-khió
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoadqioir
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡suat̚²⁴⁻² kʰio⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choa̍t-kháu
    • Tâi-lô: tsua̍t-kháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoadqao
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡suat̚⁴⁻³² kʰau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡suat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰau⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /t͡suat̚⁴⁻³² kʰau⁵³/

Verb

絕口

1. (literary) to stop talking; to shut up

Synonyms

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• 住口 (zhùkǒu)
• 住嘴 (zhùzuǐ)
• 閉嘴／闭嘴 (bìzuǐ) (chiefly as a command)

 

Derived terms

• 不絕口／不绝口 (bù juékǒu)
• 念不絕口／念不绝口
• 絕口不提／绝口不提 (juékǒubùtí)
• 絕口不道／绝口不道
• 讚不絕口／赞不绝口 (zànbùjuékǒu)