口哨

Chinese

		mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	a whistle; sentry
trad. (口哨)		口	哨
simp. #(口哨)		口	哨

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǒushào

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² saau³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǒushào
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǒushào
    • Wade–Giles: kʻou³-shao⁴
    • Yale: kǒu-shàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kooushaw
    • Palladius: коушао (koušao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǒushàor
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄠˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǒushàor
    • Wade–Giles: kʻou³-shao⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: kǒu-shàur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kooushawl
    • Palladius: коушаор (koušaor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂaʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau² saau³
    • Yale: háu saau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau² saau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo² sao³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ saːu̯³³/

Noun

口哨

1. whistle (act of whistling)

   吹口哨  ―  chuī kǒushào  ―  to whistle

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 口哨 (“whistle (with one's lips)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		口哨
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	口哨兒
	Taiwan	口哨
Mandarin	Singapore	口哨
Cantonese	Hong Kong	口哨
Hakka	Yudu	口哨
Southern Min	Xiamen	喙觱仔, 手觱仔 with one's fingers
	Zhangzhou	喙觱仔, 手觱仔 with one's fingers