白口
Chinese edit
white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous |
mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) | ||
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simp. and trad. (白口) |
白 | 口 | |
anagram | 口白 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
白口
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of “white fore-edge”): 黑口 (hēikǒu)
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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白 | 口 |
しろ Grade: 1 |
くち > ぐち Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spellings |
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白愚痴 白久智 |
Etymology edit
Possibly a compound of 白 (shiro, “white”) + 口 (kuchi, “mouth”). The kuchi changes to guchi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Possibly from 白 (shiro, “white”) + 愚痴 (guchi, “complaint, grumbling”), referring to the resemblance of the sound produced by their inflated swim bladders to a person complaining.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
白口 or 白口 • (shiroguchi)
- Pennahia argentata: white croaker, silver croaker, silver jewfish
Usage notes edit
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as シログチ.