口角

Chinese

		mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note
trad. (口角)		口	角
simp. #(口角)		口	角

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǒujiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² gok³
• Eastern Min (BUC): kēu-gáe̤k
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kháu-kak / khó͘-kak
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵kheu-koq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǒujiǎo [Phonetic: kóujiǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǒujiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: kʻou³-chiao³
    • Yale: kǒu-jyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kooujeau
    • Palladius: коуцзяо (kouczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǒujiǎor [Phonetic: kóujiǎor]
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǒujiǎor
    • Wade–Giles: kʻou³-chiao³-ʼrh
    • Yale: kǒu-jyǎur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kooujeaul
    • Palladius: коуцзяор (kouczjaor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau² gok³
    • Yale: háu gok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau² gok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo² gog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ kɔːk̚³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: kēu-gáe̤k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɛu³³⁻⁵⁵ ^(k-)ɔyʔ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kháu-kak
    • Tâi-lô: kháu-kak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qaw'kag
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó͘-kak
    • Tâi-lô: khóo-kak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qofkag
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵kheu-koq
    • MiniDict: kheu^去 koh
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²kheu-koq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kʰɤ³³ koʔ⁴⁴/

Noun

口角

1. corner of the mouth
2. (literary) art of speaking; communication skills
3. (literary) one's favourite expression; stock phrase

Synonyms

• (corner of the mouth): 嘴角 (zuǐjiǎo); (Jin) 嘴岔窩／嘴岔窝; (Northern Min, Hokkien) 喙角

Derived terms

• 口角春風／口角春风
• 口角炎 (kǒujiǎoyán)

 

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǒujué, kǒujiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ, ㄎㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² gok³
• Eastern Min (BUC): kēu-gáe̤k
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kháu-kak / khió-kak / khó͘-kak

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǒujué
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǒujyué
    • Wade–Giles: kʻou³-chüeh²
    • Yale: kǒu-jywé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kooujyue
    • Palladius: коуцзюэ (kouczjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, common vernacular reading)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǒujiǎo [Phonetic: kóujiǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǒujiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: kʻou³-chiao³
    • Yale: kǒu-jyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kooujeau
    • Palladius: коуцзяо (kouczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau² gok³
    • Yale: háu gok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau² gok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo² gog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ kɔːk̚³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: kēu-gáe̤k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɛu³³⁻⁵⁵ ^(k-)ɔyʔ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kháu-kak
    • Tâi-lô: kháu-kak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qaw'kag
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khió-kak
    • Tâi-lô: khió-kak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qioy'kag
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kak̚⁵/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó͘-kak
    • Tâi-lô: khóo-kak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qofkag
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/

Verb

口角

1. to start an altercation; to quarrel; to bicker; to wrangle; to argue

   發生口角／发生口角  ―  fāshēng kǒujiǎo  ―  to start to argue

Synonyms

• 吵吵 (dialectal, colloquial)
• 吵嘴 (chǎozuǐ)
• 吵擾／吵扰 (chǎorǎo) (regional)
• 吵架 (chǎojià)
• 吵鬧／吵闹 (chǎonào)
• 對搩／对搩 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 對枷／对枷 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 對桀／对桀 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 對獪／对狯 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 打嘴仗 (dǎ zuǐzhàng)
• 打架 (dǎjià) (dialectal)
• 拌 (bàn)
• 拄撞 (Hokkien)
• 桀繳／桀缴 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 桀館／桀馆 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 爭吵／争吵 (zhēngchǎo)
• 相枷 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 相桀 (Hokkien)
• 鬥嘴／斗嘴 (dòuzuǐ)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
口	角
こう Grade: 1	かく Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーかく [kòókákú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːka̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

口(こう)角(かく) • (kōkaku) 

1. corner of the mouth

Derived terms

• 口角炎(こうかくえん) (kōkakuen)