開口埋口

See also: 开口埋口

Chinese

		to open one's mouth; to start talking	to blame; bury	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (開口埋口)		開口	埋	口
simp. (开口埋口)		开口	埋	口

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ hau² maai⁴ hau²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ hau² maai⁴ hau²
    • Yale: hōi háu màaih háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ hau² maai⁴ hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ heo² mai⁴ heo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ maːi̯²¹ hɐu̯³⁵/

Phrase

開口埋口

1. (Cantonese) every time they open their mouth (speak) they always talk about or say…

   開口埋口都講錢 [Cantonese, trad.]
   开口埋口都讲钱 [Cantonese, simp.]

   hoi¹ hau² maai⁴ hau² dou¹ gong² cin^4-2 [Jyutping]

   to talk about money all the time

   開口埋口批評人 [Cantonese, trad.]
   开口埋口批评人 [Cantonese, simp.]

   hoi¹ hau² maai⁴ hau² pai¹ ping⁴ jan⁴ [Jyutping]

   to criticize others all the time

Synonyms

• 開口閉口／开口闭口 (kāikǒubìkǒu)