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口若懸河
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mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
to seem; like; as
to seem; like; as; if
trad.
(
口若懸河
)
口
若
懸河
simp.
(
口若悬河
)
口
若
悬河
Literally:
“mouth like a waterfall”.
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
kǒuruòxuánhé
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
hau
2
joek
6
jyun
4
ho
4
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
kǒuruòxuánhé
Zhuyin
:
ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
kǒuruòsyuánhé
Wade–Giles
:
kʻou
3
-jo
4
-hsüan
2
-ho
2
Yale
:
kǒu-rwò-sywán-hé
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
koouruohshyuanher
Palladius
:
коужосюаньхэ
(koužosjuanʹxɛ)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ xɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
hau
2
joek
6
jyun
4
ho
4
Yale
:
háu yeuhk yùhn hòh
Cantonese Pinyin
:
hau
2
joek
9
jyn
4
ho
4
Guangdong Romanization
:
heo
2
yêg
6
yun
4
ho
4
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/hɐu̯³⁵ jœːk̚² jyːn
²¹
hɔː
²¹
/
Idiom
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口若懸河
eloquent
;
glib
;
voluble
; having the
gift of the gab