廟口

Chinese

		temple; monastery	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (廟口)		廟	口
simp. (庙口)		庙	口

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): biō-kháu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: biō-kháu
    • Tâi-lô: biō-kháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bioixqao
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɤ³³⁻²¹ kʰau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bio³³⁻¹¹ kʰau⁵³/

Noun

廟口

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) area outside the entrance of a temple
   • 1991, “故鄉”, 鄭進一 [Cheng Gin Yi], 陳維祥 (lyrics), performed by 葉啟田 [Yeh Chi-tien]:

     暗時呀廟口聽大人凸風　叔公講日本時代他尚界勇 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     暗时呀庙口听大人凸风　叔公讲日本时代他尚界勇 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     àm-sî-á biō-kháu thiaⁿ tōa-lâng phòng-hong, chek-kong kóng Ji̍t-pún sî-tāi i siōng-kài ióng [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

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