市口

Chinese

		market; city	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad. (市口)		市	口

Pronunciation

Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶zy-kheu

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶zy-kheu
  - MiniDict: zy^去 kheu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zr-kheu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zz̩²² kʰɤ⁴⁴/

Noun

市口

(Shanghainese) an area used for business
(Shanghainese) a lively area, usually at a cross-shaped intersection, with many stalls and stores
- 2007, 钱乃荣 [Qian Nairong], 上海话大词典 [Shànghǎihuà dàcídiǎn], 上海辞书出版社, page 22:
  
  尋隻好一眼個市口開爿店，做點小生意，也是一條出路。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
  寻只好一眼个市口开爿店，做点小生意，也是一条出路。 [Shanghainese, simp.]
  ⁶zhin ⁷tsaq ⁵hau ⁷iq-nge ⁸geq ⁶zy-kheu ¹khe ⁶be ⁵ti ⁵tsu ⁵ti ⁵shiau-san-i ⁶gha ⁶zy ⁷iq-diau ⁷tsheq-lu [Wugniu]
  Finding a good spot at a lively area, opening a shop, then running a small business is also a viable option.