滅口

滅口

See also: 灭口

Chinese

		extinguish	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (滅口)		滅	口
simp. (灭口)		灭	口

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mièkǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mit⁶ hau²
• Min Nan (POJ): bia̍t-kháu / bia̍t-khió

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: mièkǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miehkoou
    • IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɛ⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: mit⁶ hau²
    • Yale: miht háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mit⁹ hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: mid⁶ heo²
    • IPA ^(key): /miːt̚² hɐu̯³⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bia̍t-kháu
    • Tâi-lô: bia̍t-kháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: biadqao
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /biɛt̚²⁴⁻²² kʰaʊ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /biɛt̚⁴⁻³² kʰaʊ⁵³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰaʊ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bia̍t-khió
    • Tâi-lô: bia̍t-khió
    • Phofsit Daibuun: biadqioir
    • IPA (Taipei): /biɛt̚⁴⁻³² kʰio⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɛt̚⁴⁻³² kʰiɤ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /biɛt̚²⁴⁻²² kʰio⁵⁵⁴/

Verb

滅口

1. to silence or do away with a witness or accomplice (of a criminal)