海口
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Chinese
| ocean; sea | mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (海口) |
海 | 口 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hoi2 hau2
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): hoi2 heu2
- Hakka
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): hai3 kao3 / hai3 kieo3
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hái-kháu
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5he-kheu
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄎㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hǎikǒu
- Wade–Giles: hai3-kʻou3
- Yale: hǎi-kǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haekoou
- Palladius: хайкоу (xajkou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hoi2 hau2
- Yale: hói háu
- Cantonese Pinyin: hoi2 hau2
- Guangdong Romanization: hoi2 heo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔːi̯³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: hoi2 heu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /hᵘɔi⁵⁵ heu⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hói-khiéu
- Hakka Romanization System: hoiˋ kieuˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: hoi3 kieu3
- Sinological IPA: /hoi̯³¹ kʰi̯eu̯³¹/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: hai3 kao3
- Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Hâi-kâu
- Sinological IPA (key): /hai⁴⁵³⁻²¹ (kʰ-)au⁴⁵³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: hai3 kao3
- Sinological IPA (key): /hai³³²⁻²¹ (kʰ-)au³³²/
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: hai3 kieo3
- Sinological IPA (key): /hai⁴⁵³⁻²¹ kʰieu⁴⁵³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: hai3 kieo3
- Sinological IPA (key): /hai³³²⁻²¹ kʰieu³³²/
- (Putian)
- Southern Min
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: xojX khuwX
Noun
海口
- mouth of a river; estuary
- (obsolete) border
- seaport
- (Southern Min) coastal area
- (figurative) big, deep mouth
- (figurative) boast; brag
Derived terms
- 海口腔 (Hǎikǒuqiāng)
Proper noun
海口
- (～市) Haikou (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Hainan, China)
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 海 | 口 |
| かい Grade: 2 |
こう Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 海口 (kyūjitai) |
Proper noun
- Haikou (the capital city of Hainan, China)