忌口

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Chinese

avoid as taboo; jealous mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad.
(忌口) 		忌 口

Pronunciation

Verb

忌口

  1. to avoid certain food (because of illness or other reasons)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 忌口 (“to avoid certain food (because of illness or other reasons)”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 忌口
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 忌嘴
Wanrong 忌嘴
Xi'an 忌口
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 忌口
Southwestern Mandarin Liuzhou 戒口
Jianghuai Mandarin Yangzhou 忌嘴
Cantonese Guangzhou 戒口
Hong Kong 戒口
Taishan 戒口
Gan Nanchang 忌口
Pingxiang 戒口
Hakka Meixian 儉嘴
Huizhou Jixi 戒口
Southern Min Xiamen 忌喙, 禁喙, 噤喙
Quanzhou 忌喙, 禁喙
Zhangzhou 禁喙
Tainan 禁喙, 忌喙, 噤喙
Jieyang 噤, 噤喙
Leizhou 忌喙
Haikou 忌喙
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 忌口, 戒口
Wu Shanghai 忌嘴
Ningbo 忌嘴
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