得把口

得把口

Chinese

		get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object) handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad. (得把口)		得	把	口
Literally: “just a mouth”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dak¹ baa² hau²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: dak¹ baa² hau²
    • Yale: dāk bá háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dak⁷ baa² hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: deg¹ ba² heo²
    • IPA ^(key): /tɐk̚⁵ päː³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/

Adjective

得把口

1. (Cantonese slang) all talk and no action

Synonyms

• 得把聲／得把声 (dak1 baa2 seng1)