進口

See also: 进口

Chinese

		advance; enter; to come in	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (進口)		進	口
simp. (进口)		进	口

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìnkǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄎㄡˇ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zeon³ hau²

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): din¹ heu²

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chin-khiéu
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chìn-kháu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìnkǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìnkǒu
    • Wade–Giles: chin⁴-kʻou³
    • Yale: jìn-kǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinnkoou
    • Palladius: цзинькоу (czinʹkou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìnkǒur
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄎㄡˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìnkǒur
    • Wade–Giles: chin⁴-kʻou³-ʼrh
    • Yale: jìn-kǒur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinnkooul
    • Palladius: цзинькоур (czinʹkour)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵¹ kʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Note: jìnkǒur – "entrance".

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zeon³ hau²
    • Yale: jeun háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoen³ hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zên³ heo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɵn³³ hɐu̯³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: din¹ heu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tin³³ heu⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chin-khiéu
    • Hakka Romanization System: jin kieu^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: jin⁴ kieu³
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sin⁵⁵ kʰi̯eu̯³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chìn-kháu
    • Tâi-lô: tsìn-kháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cienqao
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sin²¹⁻⁵³ kʰau⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰau⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sin²¹⁻⁵³ kʰau⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sin¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰau⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sin²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰau⁴¹/

Noun

進口

1. entrance; the "in" door
2. inlet

Synonyms

• (entrance): 入口 (rùkǒu)

Verb

進口

1. to enter a port
2. to import

Synonyms

• (to import): 入口 (rùkǒu)

Antonyms

• 出口 (chūkǒu)

Derived terms

• 平行進口貨品 / 平行进口货品 (píngxíng jìnkǒu huòpǐn)
• 進出口 / 进出口 (jìnchūkǒu)
• 進口商 / 进口商 (jìnkǒushāng)
• 進口稅 / 进口税 (jìnkǒushuì)
• 進口貨 / 进口货 (jìnkǒuhuò)
• 進口量 / 进口量 (jìnkǒuliàng)

 

References

• “Entry #9133”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.