Chinese edit

ocean; sea mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad.
(海口)
 
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Pronunciation edit



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (32) (29)
Final () (41) (137)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter xojX khuwX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/hʌiX/ /kʰəuX/
Pan
Wuyun
/həiX/ /kʰəuX/
Shao
Rongfen
/xɒiX/ /kʰəuX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/həjX/ /kʰəwX/
Li
Rong
/xᴀiX/ /kʰuX/
Wang
Li
/xɒiX/ /kʰəuX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/xɑ̆iX/ /kʰə̯uX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
hǎi kǒu
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
hoi2 hau2

Noun edit

海口

  1. mouth of a river; estuary
  2. (obsolete) border
  3. seaport
  4. (Southern Min) coastal area
  5. (figurative) big, deep mouth
  6. (figurative) boast; brag

Derived terms edit

Proper noun edit

海口

  1. () Haikou (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Hainan, China)

Descendants edit

  • English: Haikou, Hai-k'ou, Hoihow

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
かい
Grade: 2
こう
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
海口 (kyūjitai)

Proper noun edit

(かい)(こう) (Kaikō

  1. Haikou