口訣

See also: 口诀

Chinese

		mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	farewell; secrets (of an art)
trad. (口訣)		口	訣
simp. (口诀)		口	诀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǒujué

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² kyut³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khiéu-kiet / khiéu-kiat
• Min Dong (BUC): kēu-giók
• Min Nan (POJ): kháu-koat / khió-koat / khó͘-koat
• Wu (Wiktionary): kheu jyq (T2)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: kǒujué
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kooujyue
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǒujyué
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕɥɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau² kyut³
    • Yale: háu kyut
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau² kyt⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo² küd³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ kʰyːt̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiéu-kiet
    • Hakka Romanization System: kieu` gied`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kieu³ giad⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯eu̯³¹ ki̯et̚²/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiéu-kiat
    • Hakka Romanization System: kieu` giad`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kieu³ giad⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯eu̯³¹ ki̯at̚²/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: kēu-giók
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɛu³³⁻⁵⁵ ^(k-)yɔʔ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kháu-koat
    • Tâi-lô: kháu-kuat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qaw'koad
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰaʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kuat̚³²/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /kʰaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuat̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khió-koat
    • Tâi-lô: khió-kuat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qioy'koad
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kuat̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó͘-koat
    • Tâi-lô: khóo-kuat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qofkoad
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuat̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kuat̚³²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: kheu jyq (T2)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɜ³³ t͡ɕɥ̯ɪʔ⁴⁴/

Noun

口訣

1. (religion) orally transmitted esoteric teachings in Buddhism and Taoism
2. mnemonic chant; formula; rhyme for remembering (arithmetic tables, character stroke order, etc.)

   英語語法口訣大全 [MSC, trad.]
   英语语法口诀大全 [MSC, simp.]

   yīngyǔ yǔfǎ kǒujué dàquán [Pinyin]

   a comprehensive collection of English grammar mnemonics

   • 總是學習呀學習，背口訣呀背口訣，都沒有出去玩的時間了。 [MSC, trad.]
     总是学习呀学习，背口诀呀背口诀，都没有出去玩的时间了。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2007, 關景峰, 《魔幻偵探所 3：薩爾茨堡吸血案》, page 10

     Zǒngshì xuéxí ya xuéxí, bèi kǒujué ya bèi kǒujué, dōu méiyǒu chūqù wán de shíjiān le. [Pinyin]

     It's always learning and memorizing mnemonics. There's never time to go out and play.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (口訣):

• → Japanese: 口訣 (くけつ) (kuketsu)
• → Korean: 구결 (口訣, gugyeol)
• → Vietnamese: khẩu quyết (口訣)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
口	訣

Noun

口訣 • (gugyeol) (hangeul 구결)

1. Hanja form^? of 구결 (“kwukyel”).