龍口
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Chinese
| dragon; imperial; surname | mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (龍口) | 龍 | 口 | |
| simp. (龙口) | 龙 | 口 | |
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Lóngkǒu
- Wade–Giles: Lung2-kʻou3
- Yale: Lúng-kǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Longkoou
- Palladius: Лункоу (Lunkou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lʊŋ³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lung4 hau2
- Yale: lùhng háu
- Cantonese Pinyin: lung4 hau2
- Guangdong Romanization: lung4 heo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /lʊŋ²¹ hɐu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
龍口
- (～市) Longkou (a county-level city in Yantai, Shandong, China)
- (～鎮) Longkou (a town in Honghu, Jingzhou, Hubei, China)
- (～村) Longkou (a village in Xinhua, Shennongjia, Hubei, China)
Etymology 2
Possibly derived from the use of 龍／龙 (lung4) to refer to money in triad jargon (Bolton and Hutton, 2005).
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lung4 hau2
- Yale: lùhng háu
- Cantonese Pinyin: lung4 hau2
- Guangdong Romanization: lung4 heo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /lʊŋ²¹ hɐu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
龍口