川口
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Chinese
river; creek; plain river; creek; plain; an area of level country; Sichuan province (abbrev.) |
mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (川口) |
川 | 口 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 川口 (Kawaguchi).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄢ ㄎㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Chuankǒu
- Wade–Giles: Chʻuan1-kʻou3
- Yale: Chwān-kǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chuankoou
- Palladius: Чуанькоу (Čuanʹkou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cyun1 hau2
- Yale: chyūn háu
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsyn1 hau2
- Guangdong Romanization: qun1 heo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
川口
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 川 | 口 |
| かわ Grade: 1 |
くち > ぐち Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
From 川 (kawa, "river," "stream," "brook") + 口 (kuchi, "mouthlike opening").
Pronunciation
Noun
Proper noun
References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN