口子

口子

Chinese

		mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
simp. and trad. (口子)		口	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǒuzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: kǒuzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ˙ㄗ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koou.tzy
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau² zi²
    • Yale: háu jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau² dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo² ji²
    • IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

口子

1. hole; opening (in an object)
2. cut; cleft (in the human body)
3. (figuratively, colloquial) instance of rule violation (which may be regarded as a precedent for future actions); exception
4. (colloquial) spouse; husband or wife

Derived terms

兩口子／两口子 (liǎngkǒuzi) 剌口子 拉口子要見血／拉口子要见血

血口子 開口子／开口子

Classifier

口子

1. Classifier for families or members of a family: people ⇒ all nouns using this classifier