胸口

Chinese

		chest; bosom; heart chest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (胸口)		胸	口
simp. ^#(胸口)		胸	口

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiōngkǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄥㄎㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hung¹ hau²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): heng-kháu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiōngkǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥㄎㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syongkǒu
  - Wade–Giles: hsiung¹-kʻou³
  - Yale: syūng-kǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiongkoou
  - Palladius: сюнкоу (sjunkou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiōngkǒur
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥㄎㄡˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syongkǒur
  - Wade–Giles: hsiung¹-kʻou³-ʼrh
  - Yale: syūng-kǒur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiongkooul
  - Palladius: сюнкоур (sjunkour)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hung¹ hau²
  - Yale: hūng háu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hung¹ hau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: hung¹ heo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: heng-kháu
  - Tâi-lô: hing-kháu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hengqao
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɪŋ³³ kʰau⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰau⁵³/

Noun

胸口

central part of the front of the chest; pit of one's stomach
他感到胸口痛，就去了醫院。 [MSC, trad.]
他感到胸口痛，就去了医院。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā gǎndào xiōngkǒu tòng, jiù qù le yīyuàn. [Pinyin]
He was feeling chest pain and went to the hospital.

把手放在胸口，感受心臟的跳動。 [MSC, trad.]
把手放在胸口，感受心脏的跳动。 [MSC, simp.]
Bǎ shǒu fàng zài xiōngkǒu, gǎnshòu xīnzàng de tiàodòng. [Pinyin]
Place your hand over your chest and feel your heartbeat.