蛇口

Chinese

		snake; serpent	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad. (蛇口)		蛇	口

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Shékǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˊ ㄎㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): se⁴ hau²
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): zua⁵ kao²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Shékǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˊ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Shékǒu
    • Wade–Giles: Shê²-kʻou³
    • Yale: Shé-kǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sherkoou
    • Palladius: Шэкоу (Šɛkou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: se⁴ hau²
    • Yale: sèh háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: se⁴ hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sé⁴ heo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛː²¹ hɐu̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zua⁵ kao²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsuâ kháu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sua⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰau⁵²/

Proper noun

蛇口

1. (～街道) Shekou (a subdistrict of Nanshan district, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蛇	口
じゃ Grade: S	くち > ぐち Grade: 1

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じゃぐち [jàgúchí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑa̠ɡɯ̟t͡ɕi]

Noun

蛇(じゃ)口(ぐち) • (jaguchi) 

1. a tap; a faucet

   蛇口(じゃぐち)をひねれば水(みず)が出(で)る。

   Jaguchi o hinereba mizu ga deru.

   Turn on a faucet, and water will come out.

See also

• カラン (karan)