Chinese edit

mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) sound; noise; news
simp. and trad.
(口音)

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Noun edit

口音

  1. accent (manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region or social group); pronunciation; manner of speaking
    南方人所以張口說話帶有南方口音 [MSC, trad.]
    南方人所以张口说话带有南方口音 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā shì nánfāngrén, suǒyǐ yī zhāngkǒu shuōhuà jiù dàiyǒu nánfāng kǒuyīn. [Pinyin]
    He is from the South, so when he opens his mouth to speak, you can hear his Southern accent.
    英國人口音馬腳 [MSC, trad.]
    英国人口音马脚 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā zhuāng Yīngguórén, dàn tā de kǒuyīn ràng tā lòu le mǎjiǎo. [Pinyin]
    He pretended to be British, but his foreign accent gave him away.
  2. local accent or dialect of one's native place

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Vietnamese edit

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun edit

口音

  1. chữ Hán form of khẩu âm (accent).