改口

改口

Chinese

		to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad. (改口)		改	口

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǎikǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄞˇ ㄎㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): goi² hau²
• Min Nan (POJ): kái-khió / kái-kháu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: gǎikǒu [Phonetic: gáikǒu]
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄞˇ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaekoou
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǎikǒu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: goi² hau²
    • Yale: gói háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: goi² hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: goi² heo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːy̯³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kái-khió
    • Tâi-lô: kái-khió
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kay'qioir
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kaɪ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰio⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kái-kháu
    • Tâi-lô: kái-kháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kay'qao
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kaɪ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaʊ⁵³/

Verb

改口

1. to change one's story; to correct oneself
2. to address someone by a different name

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 轉喙／转喙