金口

Chinese

		metal; gold; money	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad. (金口)		金	口

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīnkǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣ ㄎㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ hau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīnkǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jinkǒu
    • Wade–Giles: chin¹-kʻou³
    • Yale: jīn-kǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinkoou
    • Palladius: цзинькоу (czinʹkou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gam¹ hau²
    • Yale: gām háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ heo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/

Noun

金口

1. (honorific) voice; speech

   開金口唱歌／开金口唱歌  ―  kāi jīnkǒu chànggē  ―  (honorific) to sing for someone

   1. (historical) the emperor's speech
   2. (Buddhism) the Buddha's speech

Proper noun

金口

1. (～鎮) Jinkou (a town in Jimo district, Qingdao, Shandong, China)

References

• “Entry #94133”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
金	口
きん Grade: 1	ぐち Grade: 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲĩŋɡɯ̟t͡ɕi]

Noun

金(きん)口(ぐち) • (kinguchi) 

1. a gold-tipped cigarette, a cigarette with gold paper wrapped around one end
2. a tobacco pipe with gold covering the bowl and mouthpiece