決口

See also: 决口

Chinese

		breach (a dyke); to decide; to determine	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (決口)		決	口
simp. (决口)		决	口

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): juékǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄎㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kyut³ hau²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): koat-kháu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: juékǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄎㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jyuékǒu
  - Wade–Giles: chüeh²-kʻou³
  - Yale: jywé-kǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyuekoou
  - Palladius: цзюэкоу (czjuekou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    絕口 / 绝口
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: kyut³ hau²
  - Yale: kyut háu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kyt⁸ hau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: küd³ heo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰyːt̚³ hɐu̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    決口 / 决口
    缺口
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koat-kháu
  - Tâi-lô: kuat-kháu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koatqao
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kuat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰau⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kuat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰau⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuat̚³²⁻⁵ kʰau⁵³/

Verb

決口

to burst; to be breached

Noun

決口

breach (in the riverbank)

Related terms

缺口 (quēkǒu)