缺口

Chinese

		lack; scarce; vacant post lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (缺口)		缺	口
simp. ^#(缺口)		缺	口

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): quēkǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄝㄎㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kyut³ hau²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khiet-héu / khiat-héu
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khoat-kháu / khoat-khió

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: quēkǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄝㄎㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cyuekǒu
  - Wade–Giles: chʻüeh¹-kʻou³
  - Yale: chywē-kǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuekoou
  - Palladius: цюэкоу (cjuekou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: quēkǒur
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄝㄎㄡˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cyuekǒur
  - Wade–Giles: chʻüeh¹-kʻou³-ʼrh
  - Yale: chywē-kǒur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuekooul
  - Palladius: цюэкоур (cjuekour)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ kʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: kyut³ hau²
  - Yale: kyut háu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kyt⁸ hau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: küd³ heo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰyːt̚³ hɐu̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    決口／决口
    缺口
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiet-héu
  - Hakka Romanization System: kied` heu`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kiad⁵ heu³
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯et̚² heu̯³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiat-héu
  - Hakka Romanization System: kiad` heu`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kiad⁵ heu³
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯at̚² heu̯³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoat-kháu
  - Tâi-lô: khuat-kháu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoatqao
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰuat̚³²⁻⁵ kʰau⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰuat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰau⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰuat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰau⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoat-khió
  - Tâi-lô: khuat-khió
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoatqioir
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰuat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰio⁵⁵⁴/

Noun

缺口

breach; gap; opening; break
(mechanics) notch
(figurative) gap; shortfall; deficiency (of funds, materials, etc.)

Synonyms

(breach):

缺子 (Yangzhou Mandarin)
缺缺 (que² que^2-1) (Sichuanese)
缺蕩／缺荡 (Shanghainese)
缺角 (Hokkien)
豁口 (huōkǒu)
豁子 (huōzi)

(gap): 不足 (bùzú)

Verb

缺口

to break; to crack

Related terms

決口／决口 (juékǒu)