口實

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See also: 口実

Chinese

		mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid
trad. (口實)		口	實
simp. (口实)		口	实

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǒushí

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² sat⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khió-si̍t / kháu-si̍t

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kǒushí
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄕˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kǒushíh
  - Wade–Giles: kʻou³-shih²
  - Yale: kǒu-shŕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kooushyr
  - Palladius: коуши (kouši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hau² sat⁶
  - Yale: háu saht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hau² sat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: heo² sed⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ sɐt̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khió-si̍t
  - Tâi-lô: khió-si̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qioysit
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sit̚²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kháu-si̍t
  - Tâi-lô: kháu-si̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qawsit
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sit̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sit̚⁴/

Noun

口實

cause for gossip; words or behaviour used by others as a subject for ridicule
excuse that can be used

Synonyms

(cause for gossip):

話把／话把 (huàbà)
話柄／话柄
話靶／话靶 (huàbǎ)

(excuse):

事由 (shìyóu)
幌子 (huǎngzi) (figurative)
推頭／推头 (¹the-deu) (Wu)
擋箭牌／挡箭牌 (dǎngjiànpái) (figurative)
由子 (yóuzi)
由頭／由头
盾牌 (dùnpái) (figurative)
藉口／借口 (jièkǒu)
託詞／托词 (tuōcí)
頭由／头由 (tóuyóu) (dialectal)
題目／题目 (tímù) (Classical Chinese)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
口	實
こう Grade: 1	じつ Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Noun

口(こう)實(じつ) • (kōjitsu)

Kyūjitai form of 口実 (“excuse, pretext”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
口	實

Noun

口實 • (gusil) (hangeul 구실)

hanja form^? of 구실 (“excuse, pretext”)

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