破口

Chinese

		to break; to split; broken to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad. (破口)		破	口

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pòkǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄛˋ ㄎㄡˇ

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pho-héu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pòkǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˋ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pòkǒu
    • Wade–Giles: pʻo⁴-kʻou³
    • Yale: pwò-kǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pohkoou
    • Palladius: покоу (pokou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pho-héu
    • Hakka Romanization System: po heu`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: po⁴ heu³
    • Sinological IPA: /pʰo⁵⁵ heu̯³¹/

Noun

破口

1. hole, tear (on clothes, etc.), cut (on hand, etc.)

Verb

破口

1. to have/get a cut or a hole (on body, clothes, etc.)
2. to swear

Derived terms

• 破口大罵／破口大骂 (pòkǒudàmà)