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Chinese
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Verb
1.2.1
Derived terms
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bitter; intensely; miserable
bitter; intensely; miserable; painful
mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad.
(
苦口
)
苦
口
simp.
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(
苦口
)
苦
口
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
kǔkǒu
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄎㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
fu
2
hau
2
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
,
POJ
)
:
khó͘-kháu
/
khó͘-khió
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
kǔkǒu
[Phonetic:
kú
kǒu]
Zhuyin
:
ㄎㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
kǔkǒu
Wade–Giles
:
kʻu
3
-kʻou
3
Yale
:
kǔ-kǒu
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
kuukoou
Palladius
:
кукоу
(kukou)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/kʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
Jyutping
:
fu
2
hau
2
Yale
:
fú háu
Cantonese Pinyin
:
fu
2
hau
2
Guangdong Romanization
:
fu
2
heo
2
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/fuː³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/
Homophones
:
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苦口
虎口
Southern Min
(
Hokkien
:
Xiamen
,
Zhangzhou
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
khó͘-kháu
Tâi-lô
:
khóo-kháu
Phofsit Daibuun
:
qofqao
IPA
(
Xiamen
,
Zhangzhou
)
:
/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰau⁵³/
(
Hokkien
:
Quanzhou
)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
:
khó͘-khió
Tâi-lô
:
khóo-khió
Phofsit Daibuun
:
qofqioir
IPA
(
Quanzhou
)
:
/kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰio⁵⁵⁴/
Verb
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苦口
to be
bitter
to the
taste
(
figurative
)
to
admonish
earnestly
Derived terms
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毒藥苦口
/
毒药苦口
毒藥苦口利於病
/
毒药苦口利于病
良藥苦口
/
良药苦口
(
liángyàokǔkǒu
)
良藥苦口利於病
/
良药苦口利于病
良藥苦口,忠言逆耳
/
良药苦口,忠言逆耳
苦口婆心
(
kǔkǒupóxīn
)