息口

Chinese

		rest; news; interest rest; news; interest; breath	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad. (息口)		息	口

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīkǒu, xíkǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄎㄡˇ, ㄒㄧˊ ㄎㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sik¹ hau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīkǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sikǒu
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-kʻou³
    • Yale: syī-kǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shikoou
    • Palladius: сикоу (sikou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xíkǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˊ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: síkǒu
    • Wade–Giles: hsi²-kʻou³
    • Yale: syí-kǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyikoou
    • Palladius: сикоу (sikou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sik¹ hau²
    • Yale: sīk háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sik⁷ hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xig¹ heo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪk̚⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/

Noun

息口

1. (chiefly Hong Kong, Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin, finance) interest rate

Synonyms

• 利率 (lìlǜ)