周口
Chinese
encircle; circuit; complete encircle; circuit; complete; lap; week; cycle; all; every; attentive; thoughtful |
mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (周口) | 周 | 口 | |
| simp. #(周口) | 周 | 口 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zau1 hau2
- Eastern Min (BUC): Ciŭ-kāu
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Chiu-kháu
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1tseu-kheu
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōukǒu
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄡ ㄎㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jhoukǒu
- Wade–Giles: Chou1-kʻou3
- Yale: Jōu-kǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Joukoou
- Palladius: Чжоукоу (Čžoukou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zau1 hau2
- Yale: jāu háu
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzau1 hau2
- Guangdong Romanization: zeo1 heo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiu-kháu
- Tâi-lô: Tsiu-kháu
- Phofsit Daibuun: ciu'qao
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² kʰau⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siu³³ kʰau⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² kʰau⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡siu⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰau⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siu⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰau⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
- Wu
Proper noun
周口
- (～市) Zhoukou (a prefecture-level city of Henan, China)
Descendants
- → English: Zhoukou