入口

Chinese

		to enter	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (入口)		入	口
simp. #(入口)		入	口

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 入口 (iriguchi)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rùkǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jap⁶ hau²

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngi̍p-héu
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): li̍p-kháu / ji̍p-kháu / li̍p-khió

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rùkǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rùkǒu
    • Wade–Giles: ju⁴-kʻou³
    • Yale: rù-kǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ruhkoou
    • Palladius: жукоу (žukou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rùkǒur
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rùkǒur
    • Wade–Giles: ju⁴-kʻou³-ʼrh
    • Yale: rù-kǒur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ruhkooul
    • Palladius: жукоур (žukour)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu⁵¹ kʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Note: rùkǒur - "entrance".

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jap⁶ hau²
    • Yale: yahp háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jap⁹ hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeb⁶ heo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐp̚² hɐu̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngi̍p-héu
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngib heu`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngib⁶ heu³
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋip̚⁵ heu̯³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: li̍p-kháu
    • Tâi-lô: li̍p-kháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: libqao
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /lip̚²⁴⁻² kʰau⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /lip̚⁴⁻³² kʰau⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ji̍p-kháu
    • Tâi-lô: ji̍p-kháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jibqao
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰau⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /zip̚⁴⁻³² kʰau⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: li̍p-khió
    • Tâi-lô: li̍p-khió
    • Phofsit Daibuun: libqioir
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lip̚²⁴⁻² kʰio⁵⁵⁴/

Noun

入口

1. entrance; the "in" door; access

   停車場入口／停车场入口  ―  tíngchēchǎng rùkǒu  ―  parking entrance

2. import(s)

Synonyms

• (entrance): 進口／进口 (jìnkǒu)

Verb

入口

1. to enter the mouth
2. to import

Synonyms

• (to import): 進口／进口 (jìnkǒu)

Derived terms

• 出入口 (chūrùkǒu)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
入	口
い(り) Grade: 1	くち > ぐち Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
入り口 (rarer)

Etymology

Compound of 入り (iri, “entry, going in”) +‎ 口 (kuchi, “mouth; opening”). The kuchi changes to guchi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いりぐち [ìrígúchí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [iɾʲiɡɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕi]

Noun

入(いり)口(ぐち) • (iriguchi) 

1. entrance

Antonyms

• 出(で)口(ぐち) (deguchi): exit

Related terms

• 入口点
• 出入口
• 入る

Descendants

• → Chinese: 入口 (rùkǒu)
  • → Vietnamese: nhập khẩu
• → Korean: 입구 (ipgu)

References

• Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
入	口

Noun

入口 • (ipgu) (hangeul 입구)

1. Hanja form^? of 입구 (“entrance”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
入	口

Verb

入口

1. chữ Hán form of nhập khẩu (“to import”).