開口閉口
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]to open one's mouth; to start talking | to close one's mouth; to remain tight-lipped; to keep mum | ||
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trad. (開口閉口) | 開口 | 閉口 | |
simp. (开口闭口) | 开口 | 闭口 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kaikǒubìkǒu
- Wade–Giles: kʻai1-kʻou3-pi4-kʻou3
- Yale: kāi-kǒu-bì-kǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaikooubihkoou
- Palladius: кайкоубикоу (kajkoubikou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Phrase
[edit]開口閉口
- every time they open their mouth (speak) they always talk about or say…
- 我和高齡的父親同住,他開口閉口都是些難聽的話,言論偏激、批判惡毒,對過去永遠抱怨不休。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2020 Oct 11, 長輩難相處,老人家說話偏激、愛發牢騷 子女該怎麼辦?
- Wǒ hé gāolíng de fùqīn tóng zhù, tā kāikǒubìkǒu dōu shì xiē nántīng de huà, yánlùn piānjī, pīpàn èdú, duì guòqù yǒngyuǎn bàoyuàn bùxiū. [Pinyin]
- I live together with my elder father. He always says nasty things, radical remarks, vicious comments and endless complaints about the past.
我和高龄的父亲同住,他开口闭口都是些难听的话,言论偏激、批判恶毒,对过去永远抱怨不休。 [MSC, simp.]