可口

Chinese

		to suit; to fit	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad. (可口)		可	口

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kěkǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² hau²

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khóⁿ-khió / khó-kháu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kěkǒu [Phonetic: kékǒu]
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kěkǒu
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo³-kʻou³
    • Yale: kě-kǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keekoou
    • Palladius: кэкоу (kɛkou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho² hau²
    • Yale: hó háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho² hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho² heo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khóⁿ-khió
    • Tâi-lô: khónn-khió
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qvofqioir
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰio⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó-kháu
    • Tâi-lô: khó-kháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qoy'qao
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰau⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰau⁴¹/

Adjective

可口

1. (of food or drinks) delicious; delectable; tasty; scrumptious; yummy

Synonyms

• 好吃
• 好味 (hou² mei⁶) (Cantonese)
• 好食 (Cantonese, Min, Hakka, Min, Waxiang, Min)
• 好饁／好馌 (hǎu-iè) (Northern Min)
• 惹味 (je⁵ mei⁶) (Cantonese)
• 有味 (yǒuwèi)
• 美味 (měiwèi)

 

Derived terms

• 可口可樂／可口可乐 (Kěkǒukělè)
• 美味可口