入口

Chinese

		to enter	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (入口)		入	口
simp. ^#(入口)		入	口

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 入口 (iriguchi)^[1]

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rùkǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jap⁶ hau²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngi̍p-héu
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): li̍p-kháu / ji̍p-kháu / li̍p-khió

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: rùkǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: rùkǒu
  - Wade–Giles: ju⁴-kʻou³
  - Yale: rù-kǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ruhkoou
  - Palladius: жукоу (žukou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: rùkǒur
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: rùkǒur
  - Wade–Giles: ju⁴-kʻou³-ʼrh
  - Yale: rù-kǒur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ruhkooul
  - Palladius: жукоур (žukour)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu⁵¹ kʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Note: rùkǒur - "entrance".

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jap⁶ hau²
  - Yale: yahp háu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jap⁹ hau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeb⁶ heo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐp̚² hɐu̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngi̍p-héu
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngib heu`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngib⁶ heu³
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋip̚⁵ heu̯³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: li̍p-kháu
  - Tâi-lô: li̍p-kháu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: libqao
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /lip̚²⁴⁻² kʰau⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /lip̚⁴⁻³² kʰau⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ji̍p-kháu
  - Tâi-lô: ji̍p-kháu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: jibqao
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰau⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /zip̚⁴⁻³² kʰau⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: li̍p-khió
  - Tâi-lô: li̍p-khió
  - Phofsit Daibuun: libqioir
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lip̚²⁴⁻² kʰio⁵⁵⁴/

Noun

入口

entrance; the "in" door; access
停車場入口／停车场入口 ― tíngchēchǎng rùkǒu ― parking entrance
import(s)

Synonyms

(entrance): 進口／进口 (jìnkǒu)

Verb

入口

to enter the mouth
to import

Synonyms

(to import): 進口／进口 (jìnkǒu)

Derived terms

出入口 (chūrùkǒu)

References

^ 汉语外来词词典 [Chinese Loanword Dictionary] (in Chinese), 1984, page 293

Japanese

Kanji in this term
入	口
い(り) Grade: 1	くち > ぐち Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
入り口 (rarer)

Etymology

Compound of 入り (iri, “entry, going in”) +‎ 口 (kuchi, “mouth; opening”).^[1]^[2]^[3] The kuchi changes to guchi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) いりぐち [ìrígúchí] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
IPA^(key): [iɾʲiɡɯ̟t͡ɕi]

Noun

入(いり)口(ぐち) • (iriguchi)

entrance

Antonyms

出(で)口(ぐち) (deguchi): exit

Related terms

Descendants

→ Chinese: 入口 (rùkǒu)
- → Vietnamese: nhập khẩu
→ Korean: 입구 (ipgu)

References

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
入	口

Noun

入口 • (ipgu) (hangeul 입구)

hanja form^? of 입구 (“entrance”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
入	口

Verb

入口

chữ Hán form of nhập khẩu (“to import”).

[1] 汉语外来词词典 [Chinese Loanword Dictionary] (in Chinese), 1984, page 293

[KDJ-2] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-3] 2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJS-4] Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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