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Chinese
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mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
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sound; noise; news
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simp. and trad.
(口音)
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口
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音
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Pronunciation
Noun
口音
- accent (manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region or social group); pronunciation; manner of speaking
他是南方人，所以一張口說話就帶有南方口音。 [MSC, trad.]
他是南方人，所以一张口说话就带有南方口音。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā shì nánfāngrén, suǒyǐ yī zhāngkǒu shuōhuà jiù dàiyǒu nánfāng kǒuyīn.
- He is from the South, so when he opens his mouth to speak, you can hear his Southern accent.
他裝英國人，但他的口音讓他露了馬腳。 [MSC, trad.]
他装英国人，但他的口音让他露了马脚。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā zhuāng Yīngguórén, dàn tā de kǒuyīn ràng tā lòu le mǎjiǎo.
- He pretended to be British, but his foreign accent gave him away.
- local accent or dialect of one's native place
Synonyms
- (accent): 語音／语音 (yǔyīn); 腔 (qiāng); (Sichuan, Hokkien) 腔口; (Sichuan) 腔口兒／腔口儿
- (local accent): 方音 (fāngyīn), 鄉音／乡音 (xiāngyīn)
Vietnamese
Noun
口音
- chữ Hán form of khẩu âm (“accent”).