胸口

Chinese

		chest; bosom; heart chest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (胸口)		胸	口
simp. #(胸口)		胸	口

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiōngkǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄥ ㄎㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung¹ hau²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): heng-kháu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiōngkǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syongkǒu
    • Wade–Giles: hsiung¹-kʻou³
    • Yale: syūng-kǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiongkoou
    • Palladius: сюнкоу (sjunkou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiōngkǒur
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥ ㄎㄡˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syongkǒur
    • Wade–Giles: hsiung¹-kʻou³-ʼrh
    • Yale: syūng-kǒur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiongkooul
    • Palladius: сюнкоур (sjunkour)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hung¹ hau²
    • Yale: hūng háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung¹ hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung¹ heo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: heng-kháu
    • Tâi-lô: hing-kháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hengqao
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɪŋ³³ kʰau⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰau⁵³/

Noun

胸口

1. central part of the front of the chest; pit of one's stomach

   他感到胸口痛，就去了醫院。 [MSC, trad.]
   他感到胸口痛，就去了医院。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā gǎndào xiōngkǒu tòng, jiù qù le yīyuàn. [Pinyin]

   He was feeling chest pain and went to the hospital.

   把手放在胸口，感受心臟的跳動。 [MSC, trad.]
   把手放在胸口，感受心脏的跳动。 [MSC, simp.]

   Bǎ shǒu fàng zài xiōngkǒu, gǎnshòu xīnzàng de tiàodòng. [Pinyin]

   Place your hand over your chest and feel your heartbeat.