cou

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Contents 1 French 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 2 Mandarin 2.1 Pinyin syllable 2.1.1 Usage notes

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[edit] Etymology

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[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: [ku]

  Rhymes: -u

  Homophones: coup, coût

[edit] Noun

cou m. (plural cous)

1. neck

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[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Pinyin syllable

cou

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having either of two tones, cǒu or còu.

[edit] Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.