對口

Chinese

		couple; pair; to be opposite couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards sth); right	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (對口)		對	口
simp. (对口)		对	口

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): duìkǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): deoi³ hau²
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): tùi-kháu / tùi-khió

  (Teochew, Peng'im): dui³ kao²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: duìkǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: duèikǒu
    • Wade–Giles: tui⁴-kʻou³
    • Yale: dwèi-kǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dueykoou
    • Palladius: дуйкоу (dujkou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: duìkǒur
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄡˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: duèikǒur
    • Wade–Giles: tui⁴-kʻou³-ʼrh
    • Yale: dwèi-kǒur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dueykooul
    • Palladius: дуйкоур (dujkour)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ kʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: deoi³ hau²
    • Yale: deui háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: doey³ hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: dêu³ heo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɵy̯³³ hɐu̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tùi-kháu
    • Tâi-lô: tuì-kháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: duie'qao
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰau⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tui²¹⁻⁵³ kʰau⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tùi-khió
    • Tâi-lô: tuì-khió
    • Phofsit Daibuun: duie'qioir
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰio⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: dui³ kao²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tùi kháu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰau⁵²⁻²¹/

Verb

對口

1. to speak or sing alternately (of two performers)
2. to be geared to the needs of the job; to fit in with one's vocational training or specialty
3. to suit one's taste; to one's taste

Synonyms

• (to be geared to the needs of the job): (Hokkien) 對路／对路 (duìlù)
• (to suit one's taste):

• 佮喙 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 合喙 (Hokkien)
• 合胃口 (hé wèikǒu)
• 啱口味 (ngaam¹ hau² mei⁶) (Cantonese)
• 順口／顺口 (shùnkǒu)
• 順嘴／顺嘴 (shùnzuǐ) (dialectal)

 

Adjective

對口

1. (attributive, music) counterpart; alternate
2. (attributive, traditional Chinese medicine, of a sore) growing behind the head

Noun

對口

1. counterpart

Derived terms

• 對口快板／对口快板
• 對口瘡／对口疮
• 對口相聲／对口相声
• 對口詞／对口词