金口

Chinese

		metal; gold; money	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad. (金口)		金	口

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīnkǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣㄎㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ hau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīnkǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣㄎㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jinkǒu
  - Wade–Giles: chin¹-kʻou³
  - Yale: jīn-kǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinkoou
  - Palladius: цзинькоу (czinʹkou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gam¹ hau²
  - Yale: gām háu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ hau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ heo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/

Noun

金口

(honorific) voice; speech
開金口唱歌／开金口唱歌 ― kāi jīnkǒu chànggē ― (honorific) to sing for someone
1. (historical) the emperor's speech
2. (Buddhism) the Buddha's speech

Proper noun

金口

(～鎮) Jinkou (a town in Jimo district, Qingdao, Shandong, China)

References

“金口”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
金	口
きん Grade: 1	ぐち Grade: 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kʲĩŋɡɯ̟t͡ɕi]

Noun

金(きん)口(ぐち) • (kinguchi)

a gold-tipped cigarette, a cigarette with gold paper wrapped around one end
a tobacco pipe with gold covering the bowl and mouthpiece