閉口

Chinese

		to close; stop up; shut to close; stop up; shut; obstruct	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (閉口)		閉	口
simp. (闭口)		闭	口

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bìkǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bai³ hau²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pì-kháu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bìkǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bìkǒu
    • Wade–Giles: pi⁴-kʻou³
    • Yale: bì-kǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bihkoou
    • Palladius: бикоу (bikou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bai³ hau²
    • Yale: bai háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bai³ hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: bei³ heo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐi̯³³ hɐu̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pì-kháu
    • Tâi-lô: pì-kháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pie'qao
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pi²¹⁻⁵³ kʰau⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰau⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pi²¹⁻⁵³ kʰau⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pi¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰau⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pi²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰau⁴¹/

Verb

閉口

1. (literary) to close one's mouth
2. (literary) to remain tight-lipped; to keep mum

Antonyms

• 開口／开口 (kāikǒu)
• 張口／张口 (zhāngkǒu)

Derived terms

• 緘舌閉口／缄舌闭口
• 閉口奪氣／闭口夺气
• 閉口無言／闭口无言
• 閉口藏舌／闭口藏舌
• 閉口韻／闭口韵 (bìkǒuyùn)
• 開口閉口／开口闭口 (kāikǒubìkǒu)