閘口
Chinese
| gear; watergate | mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (閘口) | 閘 | 口 | |
| simp. (闸口) | 闸 | 口 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zaap6 hau2
- Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): zah8 kao2
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 8zaq-kheu5
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhákǒu
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄚˊ ㄎㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhákǒu
- Wade–Giles: cha2-kʻou3
- Yale: já-kǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jarkoou
- Palladius: чжакоу (čžakou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂä³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zaap6 hau2
- Yale: jaahp háu
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzaap9 hau2
- Guangdong Romanization: zab6 heo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡saːp̚² hɐu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: zah8 kao2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsa̍h kháu
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡saʔ⁴⁻² kʰau⁵²/
- (Teochew)
- Wu
Noun
閘口
- sluiceway; open sluice gate
- (by extension, chiefly Cantonese) gate or gateway, especially a toll station or boarding gate (in the airport)
Proper noun
閘口