張口

張口

See also: 张口

Chinese

		(a measure word); surname; open up	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (張口)		張	口
simp. (张口)		张	口

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhāngkǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄤ ㄎㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng¹ hau²
• Wu (Wiktionary): tsan kheu (T1); tsan (T1) + kheu (T2)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhāngkǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄤ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jangkoou
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zoeng¹ hau²
    • Yale: jēung háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng¹ hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêng¹ heo²
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: tsan kheu (T1); tsan (T1) + kheu (T2)
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sã⁵⁵ kʰɜ²¹/, /t͡sã⁴⁴  kʰɜ³⁴/

Verb

張口

1. to open one's mouth; to start to speak

   他是南方人，所以一張口說話就帶有南方口音。 [MSC, trad.]
   他是南方人，所以一张口说话就带有南方口音。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā shì nánfāngrén, suǒyǐ yī zhāngkǒu shuōhuà jiù dàiyǒu nánfāng kǒuyīn. [Pinyin]

   He is from the South, so when he opens his mouth to speak, you can hear his Southern accent.