突破口

Chinese

		to breach a main defense position; to pierce; to penetrate	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (突破口)		突破	口
simp. #(突破口)		突破	口

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tūpòkǒu, túpòkǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨ ㄆㄛˋ ㄎㄡˇ, ㄊㄨˊ ㄆㄛˋ ㄎㄡˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tūpòkǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨ ㄆㄛˋ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tupòkǒu
    • Wade–Giles: tʻu¹-pʻo⁴-kʻou³
    • Yale: tū-pwò-kǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tupohkoou
    • Palladius: тупокоу (tupokou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tūpòkǒur
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨ ㄆㄛˋ ㄎㄡˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tupòkǒur
    • Wade–Giles: tʻu¹-pʻo⁴-kʻou³-ʼrh
    • Yale: tū-pwò-kǒur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tupohkooul
    • Palladius: тупокоур (tupokour)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ kʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: túpòkǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨˊ ㄆㄛˋ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: túpòkǒu
    • Wade–Giles: tʻu²-pʻo⁴-kʻou³
    • Yale: tú-pwò-kǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: twupohkoou
    • Palladius: тупокоу (tupokou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

突破口

1. (military) breach (in the enemy's defence); breakthrough; sally port
2. (figurative) something that opens the way for solving an issue or completing a task; breakthrough