可口

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Chinese

		to suit; to fit	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad. (可口)		可	口

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kěkǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² hau²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khóⁿ-khió / khó-kháu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kěkǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kěkǒu
  - Wade–Giles: kʻo³-kʻou³
  - Yale: kě-kǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keekoou
  - Palladius: кэкоу (kɛkou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ho² hau²
  - Yale: hó háu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ho² hau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ho² heo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khóⁿ-khió
  - Tâi-lô: khónn-khió
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qvofqioir
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰio⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-kháu
  - Tâi-lô: khó-kháu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoy'qao
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰau⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰau⁴¹/

Adjective

可口

(of food or drinks) delicious; delectable; tasty; scrumptious; yummy

Synonyms

好吃
好味 (hou² mei⁶) (Cantonese)
好食 (Cantonese, Min, Hakka, Min, Waxiang, Min)
好饁／好馌 (hǎu-iè) (Northern Min)
惹味 (je⁵ mei⁶) (Cantonese)
有味 (yǒuwèi)
美味 (měiwèi)

Derived terms

可口可樂／可口可乐 (Kěkǒukělè)
美味可口

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