絕口

See also: 绝口

Chinese

		cut short; extinct; to disappear cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (絕口)		絕	口
simp. (绝口)		绝	口

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): juékǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄎㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zyut⁶ hau²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): choa̍t-khió / choa̍t-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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    決口 / 决口
    絕口 / 绝口
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyut⁶ hau²
  - Yale: jyuht háu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzyt⁹ hau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: jud⁶ heo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syːt̚² hɐu̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choa̍t-khió
  - Tâi-lô: tsua̍t-khió
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoadqioir
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡suat̚²⁴⁻² kʰio⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choa̍t-kháu
  - Tâi-lô: tsua̍t-kháu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoadqao
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡suat̚⁴⁻³² kʰau⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡suat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰau⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /t͡suat̚⁴⁻³² kʰau⁵³/

Verb

絕口

(literary) to stop talking; to shut up

Synonyms

住口 (zhùkǒu)
住嘴 (zhùzuǐ)
閉嘴 / 闭嘴 (bìzuǐ) (chiefly as a command)

Derived terms

不絕口 / 不绝口 (bù juékǒu)
念不絕口 / 念不绝口
絕口不提 / 绝口不提 (juékǒubùtí)
絕口不道 / 绝口不道
讚不絕口 / 赞不绝口 (zànbùjuékǒu)