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Chinese
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mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
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cavity of body; tune
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| trad. (口腔)
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口
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腔
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| simp. #(口腔)
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口
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腔
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| anagram
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腔口
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Pronunciation 1
Noun
口腔
- oral cavity
- (Hengyang Xiang) tone; manner of speaking
Synonyms
- (oral cavity): (Hokkien) 喙空
- (tone): 口氣／口气 (kǒuqì), 語氣／语气 (yǔqì)
Derived terms
Pronunciation 2
Noun
口腔
- (Hokkien, linguistics) accent (phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect)
Synonyms
Japanese
Etymology
口 (“mouth”) + 腔 (“cavity”)
Kōkō: /koukau/ → /koːkɔː/ → /koːkoː/
Pronunciation
Noun
口腔 • (kōkō) ←こうかう (koukau)?
口腔 • (kōkū)
- the oral cavity
Usage notes
The reading kōkū is mainly used medical contexts.